Hi all,
I hope someone can help me. I'm hoping to convert my loft to a storage/playroom with pull down ladder. There are existing 3 x 2's I believe so they would need strengthening. There are also double purlins each side of roof. One thing i'd like to ask though. I've had someone to take a look to give me a quote, and they said that they can take out the props no problem, but the purlin would have to stay in place. They would however have to provide upright support to the lower purlin. Is this correct? They look quite sturdy purlins with quite sturdy props which surely must be needed to hold up the purlin. I currently have rosemary tiles which are being replaced with synthetic slate, so the roof load will be much lighter. Any thoughts?
Many thanks.
I hope someone can help me. I'm hoping to convert my loft to a storage/playroom with pull down ladder. There are existing 3 x 2's I believe so they would need strengthening. There are also double purlins each side of roof. One thing i'd like to ask though. I've had someone to take a look to give me a quote, and they said that they can take out the props no problem, but the purlin would have to stay in place. They would however have to provide upright support to the lower purlin. Is this correct? They look quite sturdy purlins with quite sturdy props which surely must be needed to hold up the purlin. I currently have rosemary tiles which are being replaced with synthetic slate, so the roof load will be much lighter. Any thoughts?
Many thanks.