On 17/11/2014 08:18, ARW wrote:
On Saturday I arrived at work to discover this at the customers house

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...:Avaulted1.jpg

Yep he has removed the ceiling joists and the back wall.

'kinell, lucky the whole lot did not just splay out at the top and dump
the whole roof into the room under it!

Use the acro in reverse - just needs a couple of volunters to hold it
iin place until it bites

Nice recovery...

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...:Avaulted7.jpg

Screw in a few timbers to hold it in place - including a ceiling joist
and it looks OK.

http://wiki.diyfaq.org.uk/index.php?...:Avaulted8.jpg

Dunno what their final solution will be.

Would be worth sticking that quick overview into the wiki to go with the
photos. Nicely illustrates what the "floor/ceiling" joists do in
traditional roof framing.


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Cheers,

John.

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