Flat roofing is a popular choice for garages homes garages extensions and many other types of buildings.

Timber flat roof fascia detail. For additional stability you can also use steel joists that are built into one or both of the walls. Flat roof joists spanning the shorter length of the roof form the load bearing members of the structure. This video shows you a clever way to remove the old rotting section and replace it with a brand new piece of timber. The roofs have a timber frame as the supporting structure.

Metal roofs 2mm min below the roof sheeting. Fascia with form and function. More than just functional stratco fascia is designed to form a neat attractive edge between the roofing and wall surface. Having a manual for warm flat roof construction with details and a summary of rules to follow helps.

Flashing details should take into account any insulation foil blanket etc to be incorporated into the building element. A timber decking is then constructed and its weight supported by the joists. Load bearing or primary structure usually constructed in timber in a residential construction. Fascia covering fits easily over old timber or asbestos fascia lasts for years with.

No maintenance no painting full colorbond steel range rollform ribs for greater strength. Mark the position of the brackets on the two end rafters. Stramit speed deck ultra concealed fixed decking can readily be installed with 75mm blanket and up to 100mm with care. Fascia is a non load bearing product.

Joists are placed on edge spaced at 400 600mm centres supported by external and internal load bearing walls. For roofs blanket greater than 50mm can cause complications with roof sheet fastening. Tile roofs 35 to 65mm above the top corner of the rafter. These areas are exposed to a lot of moisture and over time can start to rot.

The construction of the flat roof is similar to that of the timber upper floor. The top of the fascia should be located as follows. Fascia work on each straight run in turn. Fascia board holds your gutters in place and protects the edges of your roof.

Continue to step by step instructions. Run a stringline between the two end rafters on the vertical line. Install guttering with straps. The basic construction of a flat roof starts with roofing timber that is laid across two upright items usually two walls.

Fascia is used as a base to attach the gutters to or as a cover to hide the fixing space between the roof eaves and wall.

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