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Today’s progress was awkward on the whole. I started working on the stub wall, it’s tucked in a tight space one metre wide and no way to setup the scaffold. This has meant all work on the three rafters and fascia, had to be done off a ladder. I’ve managed to set the rafter length so when the...

And there is the rub, I haven’t got access to the gable end. I’ve bartered a weekend to clad gable end, and that was off ladders not scaffold, and I replace all fence panels with new ones as they’re falling apart. I see your method, but that isn’t an option unfortunately. The slates are...

It’s getting quite exciting as it’s coming together. I’ve plenty of experience in general DIY but this is a totally different proposition. I have really surprised myself, the situation as is, means I’ve had to do it myself or wait months, maybe till next year to achieve this. I’ve done jobs...

Hi Mike, thanks, means a lot coming from you. The only roofing I’ve done before was box section steel sheeting on a 8’x8’ and a few felt roofs, nothing over 8’x6’! This my first shot at ‘proper’ roofing and tiling of any sort, and was intended to be done by a roofing mate. Instead he tells me...

Well, Mike, it took the hammer and pry bar to ease the battens up. Half brought the nail out, the other six drew the nail through the batten, they were ring shank nails fired from the Paslode. I used the pry bar to ease the batten to one side and remove the nail. Shan’t make that mistake again...

I use the evolution stand every day at present on my workshop build. The stand brackets are elongated slots and fit every saw up to 10” for sure. I have mine setup at present if you want measurements. It’s not overly small in use, very stable, but very compact when folded up and easy to hang on...

Thanks again Mike, will definitely give that a shot first. I’ve got a thin pry bar, will tuck it in my belt before I go up tomorrow. Just had another thought, although the verge profile isn’t here yet, I do have the soaker flashing, so could get that installed over the battens before moving the...

A good day today. The scaffold tower arrived midday, but by then the rafters were measured with a spare piece of fascia and a bit of guttering to see how long to leave them to allow the gutter to discharge into the house down pipe. A 45mm rafter over hang from wall plate plus the fascia...

Mike, when you say exposed rafter feet, does that mean no soffit? I was thinking of just plumb cutting the ends, fix fascia board and guttering and that’s all. No soffit or boarding. If so, would you just put in insect mesh in eaves gap and keep insulation away from the gap to provide air flow...

A productive couple of days. All rafters now cut and fixed front and back. Membrane has been tacked on in case the rains come Monday, I thought it would be easier to fix it on when I can walk on the joists and boards rather than try and fight it balancing on roofing battens whilst working my...

No more rafters today, as I’ve finished the gable end, I thought I’d be better off finishing the house side rather than fighting in amongst narrow rafter space. Built the stub wall at the end by the ante room so it carries the ends of the first three rafters house side. I think I’m going to use...

No problem Mike, didn't see it that way. Can certainly be designed out of the equation. I can make threshold the only step over, so in to workshop, at floor level

I place the order through my local independent store. Whilst he carries good stock of ‘normal’ timber stock, he only stocks up to 4.8m lengths, I needed 5.2 metre rafters plus the heavy stock for ridges etc. He managed to get all the roofing timbers, inc ridge and purlins, plus another twenty...

Outer gable finished, all stud work and membrane fitted with the battens ready to take cladding. Middle batten to fix yet, couldn’t reach it over the gable top so will do when the fence is down to do cladding. Couple more rafters cut, hopefully the rest tomorrow.

I struck lucky with the roofing timbers. It was a single lorry order from a timber yard in Birmingham the day before they closed for covid. I had ordered all C16 graded, but they supplied C24 at the same money. Every length is straight, no crowning at all, and no twist. I used string between...

A little more slow progress today These lumps of timber are hard work on your own, 5m lengths of 7x2 are a fair weight. The 8x3 purlins even more so. Still, both purlins raised and installed, alignment between ridge and wall plate confirmed with string. The first four rafters are now cut...

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The whole week was a washout here in the South West. Finally managed to make my ridge beam and purlin supports on Friday. Saturday the support posts were installed along with the ridge beam and a couple of rafters clamped on to check alignment and position of the purlins posts. Being a noise...

The saw is decent enough for this type of work for sure. The evolution ‘cut everything with one blade’ blade, cuts nothing nicely, kinda hacks it off, so I use a Saxton 80 tooth tct blade and get a perfect cut. It’s done all the framework, the joists and will see the rafters through for sure...

In short, you would need planning permission for the building’s new roof because it’s less than 2m from boundary and greater than 3m for max height. Whether anyone would either know or mind is another matter, but the lawful answer is yes. Planning, apart from the cost of £230 or so, is not...