single leaf garage

[pippo]

Hi folks

I am currently building a single leaf block garage with piers mid span on the side and rear walls. I am unsure about the front gable end with the main door in it, as this cant have a pier mid span for obvious reasons so:

Should this wall be double thickness?

If so is it done by laying the blocks on their side? and would this be 2 blocks on their side with 12.5mm mortar joints to equal the height of the rest of the rows?

or is it done by laying 2 leafs together

or is it a mixture of both lol

thanks

Pippo

 

[^woody^]

Normally the gable can be single skin and it is tied to the roof timbers.

What span and hieght is the gable?

 

[pippo]

the garage will be 6.2m x 3.2m(gable ends) and 2.5m to eaves. not sure of pitch on roof yet so dont know exactly how high in the centre.

 

[mikric]

Normally piers are built either side of the door which then allows the gables to be single skin.