I am removing the old corrugated roof from some sheds. It's a very low pitch pent roof (just under 10deg) made of single skin blockwork with a couple of courses of brick to make the pitch. It has a single joist centrally, the length is about 2.3m. Then I'm planning to use a solid roof, poss 18mm OSB, covered with Onduline type sheets (because of the low pitch).
I'm planning to replace the rotten wall plates front and back, bedded on mortar (some on to blockwork and the other on to brick course) and I have a couple of questions.
- Should I try and bolt through the wall plates (in to blockwork and brick) and then use L-Shaped straps (as it's only single skin).
- Do you ever run wall plates all the way around (i.e. down the sloping sides)? Is this a daft idea?
Thanks
Simon
I'm planning to replace the rotten wall plates front and back, bedded on mortar (some on to blockwork and the other on to brick course) and I have a couple of questions.
- Should I try and bolt through the wall plates (in to blockwork and brick) and then use L-Shaped straps (as it's only single skin).
- Do you ever run wall plates all the way around (i.e. down the sloping sides)? Is this a daft idea?
Thanks
Simon