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Oak post and beam frame construction

  • 12-02-2015 10:03PM
    #1
    Keating31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭


    Has anyone any experience with oak post & beam framing in ireland. I am considering an oak post and beam sunroom which is popular in the UK. My question is more around the glazing (direct and indirect glazing) and possible gaps appearing, lack of air tightness and ingress of water. Has anyone personnel experience with this and Long term ,what is the best approach?
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  • #2
    Lucyfur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,513 ✭✭✭✭Lucyfur


    MOD

    Hi OP,

    I've moved your thread over to Construction and Planning. You'll get more appropriate answers here.

    The charter for this forum now applies :)


  • #3
    Keating31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Keating31


    Cheers


  • #4
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,147 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Imo Keep the structure inside the window/weathering zone


  • #5
    Keating31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Keating31


    Thanks BryanF. I take you are suggesting having the windows structurally separate/independent to the oak and placing upright beams inside to support the oak trusses?


  • #6
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,147 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    Keating31 wrote: »
    Thanks BryanF. I take you are suggesting having the windows structurally separate/independent to the oak and placing upright beams inside to support the oak trusses?

    Yep


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  • #7
    Calahonda52
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,948 ✭✭✭✭Calahonda52


    Keating31 wrote: »
    Has anyone any experience with oak post & beam framing in ireland. I am considering an oak post and beam sunroom which is popular in the UK. My question is more around the glazing (direct and indirect glazing) and possible gaps appearing, lack of air tightness and ingress of water. Has anyone personnel experience with this and Long term ,what is the best approach?

    If the roof is conventional then it is less problematic than if roof is glazed also

    “I can’t pay my staff or mortgage with instagram likes”.



  • #8
    Keating31
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9 ✭Keating31


    I am planning on fixing 50mm insulated plaster board to vaulted ceiling followed by timber clad underneath. Is the plaster board required for fire regs or can is instead fix an insulated ridged board follows by timber clad and meet fire regs?


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