Roof purlin struts are t&g…

[Davedesign1990]

Hey folks. I saw a house today where the purlin struts are thin pieces of tongue and groove. Does this look like a bodge job or normal?

Also, where the purlins sit on the outer walls look a bit ropey. Again, is it normal?

Cheers!

 

[freddiemercurystwin]

That roof looks older than me, its fine.

 

[blup]

The roof load is transferred most effectively when the purlins are perpendicular but the designer presumably took account of this. Assuming the struts don’t sit on a load bearing or beam, they would probably add little to the overall load bearing capacity of the purins other than maybe resisting twist.

 

[cdbe]

They're hangers for the ceiling joists, not supports for the purlins.

 

[catlad]

60s is my guess.