My SE has said he thinks I'll be better off using a UC instead of a deep valley rafter (5 metre span)
It seems to be that this is going to cause me a lot of extra b*ggering around trying to fix 20 odd rafters in to it, so I'm wondering about steering him back to timber.
Having never used a steel in a valley before (not being a full time builder/roofer!), I don't have full awareness of the pro's and con's... are there further considerations that I should take in to account?
I presume it also means some more custom fabrication cost in getting the top end of the UC bolted in to the steel ridge, but it's more the on-site construction time that concerns me I think.
It seems to be that this is going to cause me a lot of extra b*ggering around trying to fix 20 odd rafters in to it, so I'm wondering about steering him back to timber.
Having never used a steel in a valley before (not being a full time builder/roofer!), I don't have full awareness of the pro's and con's... are there further considerations that I should take in to account?
I presume it also means some more custom fabrication cost in getting the top end of the UC bolted in to the steel ridge, but it's more the on-site construction time that concerns me I think.