On 27/03/2018 19:06, David wrote:
On Tue, 27 Mar 2018 17:22:32 +0100, John Rumm wrote:

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If you look at:

http://www.internode.co.uk/loft/superstructure.htm

The front roof pitch was staying in place, but the purlin needed to go,
so it was replaced with a wall.

The rear dormer basically replaced that entire side of the roof, so once
its roof was built, I just took a chainsaw to the roof on that side
including its purlin!
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Thanks for the fascinating link.

Fascinating because that looks like a '30s 3 bedroom semi very similar to
ours in the roof structure. [Apologies if it is 4 or more bedrooms.]

Yup it was a 3 bed when I started, and 5 when I was done ;-)

Straightening the roof gives a lot more space.

Indeed.

Making me wonder idly if it would be worth it to make the roof suitable
for solar panels;

Probably not.


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Cheers,

John.

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