Man Cave

[soramad]

Very nice compound cuts on the jacks, suprised there is only one board on the hip (usually two nailed together over that length) but that doe'snt take away the fact that it is a nice piece of work.

[yoshie]

Bugger Alan, it would have been great to have those skills on hand.

I think I have a good idea of what I am up to now so we will see what I end up with come Saturday evening.

[tintin]

Bugger Alan, it would have been great to have those skills on hand.

I think I have a good idea of what I am up to now so we will see what I end up with come Saturday evening.

Anyone with your practical skills n(as demonstrated by your metal fabrication) can turn their hand to it Brian, I' certain you'll be just fine!

[tintin]

Very nice compound cuts on the jacks, suprised there is only one board on the hip (usually two nailed together over that length) but that doe'snt take away the fact that it is a nice piece of work.

1.5" Sawn & treated as spec'd by the artichoke and structural engineer!
All timbers are tanalised, but it was a bugger getting those ceiling rafters in 9" x 2" as they needed to be 6.3mtrs long!!

[soramad]

Theres nothing more satisfying than working on and finishing a cut roof, its a shame that most of them get covered over and never seen , especially hip roofs, I assume that the size of those ceiling joists were in anticipation of a loft room being built,mind you the rafters would'nt spread nailed to them. . Have you ever done any hips with dragon ties on the corners?

[yoshie]

Well with the help of my brother and my mate we made great progress today.
I also got the door mounted in position, Alan drilled and tapped the catnic so we could bolt the brackets to it instead of the block.

Just the corners to infill in the roof, trim the overhangs and fit the fascia under board and the felt can go on.

Looking like a roof now



Alan's brackets in place





Me admiring our work

[Growler]

Looking good Brian

[yoshie]

Looking good Brian

Cheers Andy, I should have the door fitting finished and the roof infills completed next weekend. Very close to getting the felt and batons on making it water tight. Really feels like I am getting there now.

Might try building a house next










Aye right!

[Balllsy]

Nearly time to order more steel M8

[GBV8]

Fantastic work Brian! I love this thread.
I can never have a garage as I'm in a Terrace and I'm very happy but it's the one thing that would make me move, being able to have/build one.

[Balllsy]

Buy next door and knock through

[Predictable Bob]

Might try building a house next

Hmm - when you finish building your house you could nip down to Blazingsmoke cos there's guy there that could do with a hand building his ...

[yoshie]

Thanks fellas.

Well Alan came over and helped yesterday and I dodged away for most of today on my own. It won't win any joinery awards unlike tinitins beautiful work earlier in the thread, but it is strong. However, I now understand the concept of a hipped roof and I have enjoyed putting it together. I have one back corner to finish and then some joists to fit to help tie it all together.
If anyone is thinking of taking on a small project like this I would say do it, I knew next to nothing about concrete slabs, roofs and building in general before I took the plunge. Goggle is handy as are all the lads on here with previous knowledge or trade expertise. {if you are doing a hip roof, download a compound cut calculator and hire a table saw} I didn't

So next weekend will see me finish that one corner, fit the tie down alloy straps, fit some joists, then trim all those overhangs ready for the fascia and soffit boards.

[Balllsy]

I take my hat off to you Brian, nice job

[gwh200]

Looking fine Brian. Looking forward to seeing it in use.