Thread: Wish it were mine

Originally Posted by ian

so what are the beams holding up?

They're strutting beams providing mid-span support to the intermediate beams, which in turn support the skillion rafters.

Correction: it's a gable roof not a skillion roof, so what I called the intermediate beam is actually the ridge beam. Shouldn't post before having my morning coffee

Nothing wrong with supporting steel beams on timber studs; it's not conventional but there's no reason it can't be done provided the studs have adequate capacity, which in this instance they should (just eyeballing it).

Originally Posted by Moph

They're strutting beams providing mid-span support to the intermediate beams, which in turn support the skillion rafters.

Nothing wrong with supporting steel beams on timber studs; it's not conventional but there's no reason it can't be done provided the studs have adequate capacity, which in this instance they should (just eyeballing it).

Thanks Morph,so basically they hold up one end and the middle of the glue lam ridge beam.

Originally Posted by ian

Thanks Morph,so basically they hold up one end and the middle of the glue lam ridge beam.

Yep. Just had another look at the photos and it's not a skillion roof as I'd thought - it is a gable roof and the gluelam is a ridge beam, not an intermediate beam. Same deal though - rafters load onto ridgebeam; ridgebeam loads onto steel strutting beams.

Thanks Morph. All explained well. Some say I shouldnt post before proof reading and then sending it to an editor for a once over first. And thats just for my spelling lol

Well we have a roof frame



Job is coming along nicely and last of weather boards going on bar the gable end over the door



Feeling better to walk on now



And with the bracing done even better still



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

On a sadder note Dave is no longer with us
Last I saw of him

Haven't seen or heard of him since
Nice chap tho

Food please



Ive been nailed in



Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Have two weeks work for chippie
Must be over 5.1/2 foot

That's discrimination, Dave you need a lawyer.

Originally Posted by Chris Parks

That's discrimination, Dave you need a lawyer.

Need a lawyer!!!
He was working for a lawyer lol

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Need a lawyer!!!
He was working for a lawyer lol

I wonder if he'll take my case pro bono

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Originally Posted by Simplicity

Last I saw of him

haha

Originally Posted by DaveTTC

I wonder if he'll take my case pro bono

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

Bloody hope not lol

Its getting dark. I'm hungry

Dave TTC
Turning Wood Into Art

use ya hamma to take the possum shield off the tree and climb outa there