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Traditional Cut Roof construction

  • 11-03-2016 10:41PM
    #1
    THE DON FANUCCI
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 144 ✭✭


    designing house at the minute.
    two storey with a standard cut pitched A roof as I will want to convert this attic space in the future.

    But I consulted some construction books and online material some of them are showing traditional cut roofs but with Struts criss-crossing across the attic space? :confused:
    and some are showing attics with no struts and just large attic space which is what I want!

    can anybody shed any light on this for me?

    p.s. my assigned certifiers on holidays so didn't ask him yet.


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  • #2
    bikermartin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 335 ✭✭bikermartin


    THE DON FANUCCI wrote: »
    designing house at the minute.
    two storey with a standard cut pitched A roof as I will want to convert this attic space in the future.

    But I consulted some construction books and online material some of them are showing traditional cut roofs but with Struts criss-crossing across the attic space? :confused:
    and some are showing attics with no struts and just large attic space which is what I want!

    can anybody shed any light on this for me?

    p.s. my assigned certifiers on holidays so didn't ask him yet.

    I would be consulting a structural engineer, who can size the timbers according to loading if I were you.


  • #3
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,927 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    those are structural questions

    not allowed here


  • #4
    THE DON FANUCCI
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 144 ✭✭THE DON FANUCCI


    structural question? ha, are you jokin man.

    all I'm asking is why there's struts in some attics and no struts in others?


  • #5
    sydthebeat
    Subscribers, Paid Member Posts: 44,927 ✭✭✭✭sydthebeat


    THE DON FANUCCI wrote: »
    structural question? ha, are you jokin man.

    all I'm asking is why there's struts in some attics and no struts in others?

    and you dont comprehend why thats structural ???? :confused: :eek::eek:

    no wonder your engineer is on a " long holiday" :rolleyes:


  • #6
    THE DON FANUCCI
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 144 ✭✭THE DON FANUCCI


    sydthebeat wrote: »
    and you dont comprehend why thats structural ???? :confused: :eek::eek:

    no wonder your engineer is on a " long holiday" :rolleyes:

    that's a cop out.
    the question isn't structural mate open your mind


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  • #7
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 42,150 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    THE DON FANUCCI wrote: »
    structural question? ha, are you jokin man.

    all I'm asking is why there's struts in some attics and no struts in others?

    Because the insertion of structural steel at ridge level or at purlin level can aid create the space you require. Some attics, my own included have horizontal ties at a much higher level than normal along with steel beams running from party wall to party wall in the storage space above my attic bedrooms.

    It most definitely is a structural question.


  • #8
    THE DON FANUCCI
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 144 ✭✭THE DON FANUCCI


    this is the type of attic i'm looking for


  • #9
    BryanF
    Moderators, Home & Garden Moderators Posts: 10,147 Mod ✭✭✭✭BryanF


    read the forum charter and have a months ban.


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