Originally Posted by
markie t
HI PAUL ,MY GARAGES ARE SEPARATE, ONE IS INTEGRAL WITH FLAT ROOF AND THE OTHER GABLE WITH PITCH BOTH 2.5 DOORS. THE REGS HAVE PROBABLY CHANGED IN 8 YEARS BUT YES YOU HAVE TO COMPLY WITH REGS WHAT ANNOYS ME IS PEOPLE WASTING OTHER PEOPLES MONEY AS THAT STEEL SEEMS TO ME TO BE WAY OVER THE TOP [ I AM NOT AN ENGINEER MIND] I CHAT TO MANY CARPENTERS WITH HUNDREDS OF YEARS OF EXPERIENCE BETWEEN THEM AND THEY SAY THERE IS NO NEED FOR ALL THIS STEEL IN HOUSES, MOST BUILDINGS BUILT A HUNDRED YEARS AGO AND MORE ARE STILL STANDING SCHOOLS IN PARTICULAR WHERE NEWER STUFF HAVE ALREADY SEEN THE WRECKING BALL, I WONDER HOW LONG THESE NEW POD HOUSES WILL LAST AND WHAT THE BIG BAD WOLF THINKS
YOUR BUILD IS COMING ON WELL AND ITS A NICE TIDY SITE TO
Yeh I agree with you , it's crazy when you think what an old bit of timber can hold up.
The garage roof will be held up by x3 rsjs and x2 wall plates , if you go in my roof the whole roof is held up by x2 corners with a middle support which is one of the biggest timbers I've ever seen in a house it must be 15 inch x 4 inch and is just nailed together with one downward support holding the whole roof , tiles etc and it a good steep roof . It's still up thou after 75 years .
The only thing good about steels are they are cheap , it cost me £70 to build my 6 metre wooden tamper bar and that was at trade.
Cheers Paul