Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Skillion Roof 10May 13, 2015 6:05 am Building Services Engineer Renovating our 1960's modernist home in Brisbane https://forum.homeone.com.au/viewtopic.php?f=53&t=82091 Re: Skillion Roof 11May 13, 2015 7:38 am Foremost Building Expert in Australia,assisting with building problems/disputes, building stage inspections,pre-contract review advice for peace of mind 200 blogs http://www.buildingexpert.net.au/blog Re: Skillion Roof 15May 14, 2015 8:58 pm My build thread: Custom build on 40 acres viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75656 Re: Skillion Roof 18May 15, 2015 9:00 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Skillion Roof 19May 15, 2015 12:27 pm StructuralBIMGuy Hi MnT That can be risky considering the cost of those design features You can do simulations at the design stage for eg, Airflow (CFD), thermal dynamics, contaminant flow, dynamic structural loads, etc,etc, Here's one airflow sim I did for a beach house..we also determined 8mm Lam glass wasnt enough for extreme storm loads If you find its not working for you please let me know Will do, hopefully you won't hear from me at the other end of the same room (southern side) we have windows where we can open up and start to get the air moving low down if needed. My build thread: Custom build on 40 acres viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75656 Re: Skillion Roof 20May 15, 2015 12:29 pm PVBuild MnT your place is awesome! And yes, that's what I was referring to for our east facing living space, the same type of skillion roof & windows. Can I ask did it add significantly to the cost of your build (guessing though if its custom design you may not have had the difference quoted)? Just checked your thread... the outlook from your place is magnificent, I can understand wanting to optimise views and orientation. Thanks for the kind words and yes you are right, since it was a total custom build we don't know the cost for the scallion roof & windows - probably just as well too! My build thread: Custom build on 40 acres viewtopic.php?f=31&t=75656 Why don't you call and talk with someone at the town planning in your council? 1 2309 No, I even have sections of narrowness where the tiles won't slide up any further. When I manage some spare time, I might play around with the first DIY part of my… 7 5624 Your house roof does not show rusting other than some surface rust on the flashings. In my opinion you dont need to replace or paint the roof other than treat surface rust… 1 10874 |