Hi Guys,
Been a while since I’ve used the forum, hoping it’s is helpful is it was when I did my renovations.
I am about to build a summer house/garden shed at the bottom of the garden. Plan to stay within the permitted allowances to avoid planning permission, and personally feel that 2.5m height will be sufficient for ceiling height in such a room. I guess the height internally will be closer to 2.3m, which again I feel will be sufficient.
Hoping for some advice on Timber for construction. The buildings frame will be built with timber stud work and clad in a combination of gravel boards and cedar…
My questions are:
1. What grade and dimension for the vertical wall construction? 4x2 or 3x2 is what I was thinking and C16? Baring in mind I want to insulate between the stud work.
2. What dimensions for the floor joist? This will be on a concrete slab, so less importance on the structural strength as the load will be supported. More about insulation?
3. What dimension for the roof? This is most critical. The span will be 3.4m. The roof construction will be ply on top of the joists and then felt or a rubber equivalent, so nothing too heavy. Again this will be insulated.
4. Out of interest, for such a building, do you think rock wool insulation will suffice? Or solid. My feeling is rock wool.
Many thanks in advance. I have plenty of other questions like vapour barriers before cladding etc and whether my proposed roof construction is okay, but that can wait.
Regards
Kyle
Been a while since I’ve used the forum, hoping it’s is helpful is it was when I did my renovations.
I am about to build a summer house/garden shed at the bottom of the garden. Plan to stay within the permitted allowances to avoid planning permission, and personally feel that 2.5m height will be sufficient for ceiling height in such a room. I guess the height internally will be closer to 2.3m, which again I feel will be sufficient.
Hoping for some advice on Timber for construction. The buildings frame will be built with timber stud work and clad in a combination of gravel boards and cedar…
My questions are:
1. What grade and dimension for the vertical wall construction? 4x2 or 3x2 is what I was thinking and C16? Baring in mind I want to insulate between the stud work.
2. What dimensions for the floor joist? This will be on a concrete slab, so less importance on the structural strength as the load will be supported. More about insulation?
3. What dimension for the roof? This is most critical. The span will be 3.4m. The roof construction will be ply on top of the joists and then felt or a rubber equivalent, so nothing too heavy. Again this will be insulated.
4. Out of interest, for such a building, do you think rock wool insulation will suffice? Or solid. My feeling is rock wool.
Many thanks in advance. I have plenty of other questions like vapour barriers before cladding etc and whether my proposed roof construction is okay, but that can wait.
Regards
Kyle