To the Rafters

Ian Rock navigates the raising of a steel ridge beam, wonky brickwork and installing the skeleton roof as his 100m 2  extension nears weathertight stage

With the roof construction about to commence, our extension is now approaching the halfway point of ‘phase one’ — construction of the outer shell by the main contractor. So far the project has made good progress and is ahead of schedule — something that didn’t go unnoticed by one of our delivery drivers: “They’re not effing about are they?” However, getting the main walls up to wall plate level hasn’t been without its challenges. One of the complexities stems from the planners wanting the front of our extension set 200mm lower than the roof on the main house, whereas at the back it needs to be the same height as the existing roof to create the desired dual gabled ‘twin peaks’ effect. To make matters more interesting, the side wall…

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Homebuilding & Renovating (Digital) - 1 Issue, May 2018

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