Hello,
We have built a guest cottage in timber frame and have a few questions about whether the ridge beam dimension and construction method are really okay. From what I've seen and read, the roof rafters should rest on the ridge beam, but in our case, they are constructed so that the rafters lean against the beam and are attached with two reinforced angles. The roof rafters rest on the wall studs and are also screwed in with reinforced angles, but only one per rafter.
Is this okay? Do I need to worry about the angles breaking?
Then I'm wondering if the dimension of the ridge beam is okay; it is 315*115 and the distance between the pillars is 6.2m. The building's width is about 5 meters. The roof has a 27-degree slope and the building is located in Uppsala.
I would really appreciate an answer to this as I have been a bit worried.
We have built a guest cottage in timber frame and have a few questions about whether the ridge beam dimension and construction method are really okay. From what I've seen and read, the roof rafters should rest on the ridge beam, but in our case, they are constructed so that the rafters lean against the beam and are attached with two reinforced angles. The roof rafters rest on the wall studs and are also screwed in with reinforced angles, but only one per rafter.
Is this okay? Do I need to worry about the angles breaking?
Then I'm wondering if the dimension of the ridge beam is okay; it is 315*115 and the distance between the pillars is 6.2m. The building's width is about 5 meters. The roof has a 27-degree slope and the building is located in Uppsala.
I would really appreciate an answer to this as I have been a bit worried.
If it's only the building angles holding the roof beams, it doesn't look very good, especially the distant ones attached at the top edge of the beam. Then it seems like the roof beam isn't cut (horizontal support) at the outer wall but only rests on the corner, a bit hard to see in the pictures, so a close-up here would perhaps be good to see. Contact those who built it and ask for a calculation on the attachment and ridge beam.
Thank you for the response!
Yes, I think it's just the brackets that hold them together. Although they are reinforced and there are two on each beam, I still suspect that it's too weak?
The beams are cut at the end but only at the "corner" that rests on the ridge beam and screwed with only 1 reinforced bracket.
Thanks for the tip to ask them to provide calculations, I should probably demand that.
Yes, I think it's just the brackets that hold them together. Although they are reinforced and there are two on each beam, I still suspect that it's too weak?
The beams are cut at the end but only at the "corner" that rests on the ridge beam and screwed with only 1 reinforced bracket.
Thanks for the tip to ask them to provide calculations, I should probably demand that.
The angles feel a bit weak. How should the råspont be ventilated?