I have been drooling over all the workshop builds on the forum.
We are in the process of moving, one of the first jobs at the new house is to build a proper workshop (although I don't think it is top of the wife's list at the mo :lol: ). I will be constructing the workshop broadly inline Mike G construction drawings in the following tread:
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/buil ... 39389.html
I am at the planning stages currently and am creating a sketchup model to help my understanding prior to getting the saw out!
I have a few questions that I am hoping people can help with:
1) I was hoping to use 2.4m lengths of 2x4 CLS for the studwork to keep the cost down. As the workshop will be c5m long, I was planning to construct the side walls in two sections. This would mean the wall plates will not be continuous, is this a problem? Would I need to put a single piece of 2x4 across the top of the wall sections to act as a wall plate?
2) I want to roof the building with battens and composite slate tile (to match the house). I am hoping that this will be comparable in weight to an OSB and felt roof, but I want to ensure I spec the rafters and roof joists correctly. It seems that timber construction tables are no longer published as a part of the building regs, but sold separately by Trada! Does anyone have a copy or know somewhere on the web that the data is still free? Or alternately can someone tell me what size rafters and joists I will need for the following:
Span 3.5m
Pitch between 40 and 45 degrees
600mm centres
I want to put the joists above the wall plate to give more headroom (as per Mike's drawings)
3) The workshop will be within 2 m of the boundary and above 2.5m tall, so I will need PP. It will be at the end of a 100' garden, with only fields behind, so I am hopeful of getting PP. Has anyone else on the forum applied for PP for a workshop, and if so how did it go? Any tips?
I would appreciate help that anyone can offer.
We are in the process of moving, one of the first jobs at the new house is to build a proper workshop (although I don't think it is top of the wife's list at the mo :lol: ). I will be constructing the workshop broadly inline Mike G construction drawings in the following tread:
https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/buil ... 39389.html
I am at the planning stages currently and am creating a sketchup model to help my understanding prior to getting the saw out!
I have a few questions that I am hoping people can help with:
1) I was hoping to use 2.4m lengths of 2x4 CLS for the studwork to keep the cost down. As the workshop will be c5m long, I was planning to construct the side walls in two sections. This would mean the wall plates will not be continuous, is this a problem? Would I need to put a single piece of 2x4 across the top of the wall sections to act as a wall plate?
2) I want to roof the building with battens and composite slate tile (to match the house). I am hoping that this will be comparable in weight to an OSB and felt roof, but I want to ensure I spec the rafters and roof joists correctly. It seems that timber construction tables are no longer published as a part of the building regs, but sold separately by Trada! Does anyone have a copy or know somewhere on the web that the data is still free? Or alternately can someone tell me what size rafters and joists I will need for the following:
Span 3.5m
Pitch between 40 and 45 degrees
600mm centres
I want to put the joists above the wall plate to give more headroom (as per Mike's drawings)
3) The workshop will be within 2 m of the boundary and above 2.5m tall, so I will need PP. It will be at the end of a 100' garden, with only fields behind, so I am hopeful of getting PP. Has anyone else on the forum applied for PP for a workshop, and if so how did it go? Any tips?
I would appreciate help that anyone can offer.
