Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Roof support 5May 31, 2010 12:40 pm See if he needs to span that distance from one side to the other he will need a hefty beam sitting across that open expanse. When I say hefty I mean something around 310mm plus in height. It may even be 380. So he wants to add some support so that section does not need to be as tall. If it's too tall if will effect the ceiling height eg.bulkheads that screw up that nice flat roof. Not much you can do, raise the floor upstairs?, I'm kidding. 4 4479 Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 5891 In my experience roof is essential element of the building envelope and hence a common property and should be covered by owners corporation however a detailed review of… 3 6387 |