My little loft conversion

[Scott]

Thought i post some pics of the work so far on my new loft conversion.

Pics show a delapitated bungalow stuck somewhere in the 60s and the subsequent scaffolding and removal of the roof.

[Scott]

Roof is now off, steels in and finaly after many delays the roof trusses arrived last Friday and they are MASSIVE!

I didnt really gauge just how big they would be, nor how heavy. Just over 12 1/2 metre long and 179kgs each!

[user123]

Progress photos we love them! But why is the scaffolding so high? Looking forward to the rest Ah, more pics just arrived, maybe that'll explain it...

Blimey!! SOME loft conversion!!! Exciting or what?!

[whitebeam]

Bet theres going to be a ton of insulation going into the lofty

[Scott]

Progress photos we love them! But why is the scaffolding so high? Looking forward to the rest Ah, more pics just arrived, maybe that'll explain it...

Blimey!! SOME loft conversion!!! Exciting or what?!

MG you sound like me neighbours! You been talking to them?

Mark, lots of insulating to be done

Im half way through fitting the base trusses and have managed to do all bar 3 of them on my own

The other trusses shown halfway throught he roof are the top hats that make up the full triangular truss. These have to be lifted by hand, they are 80 kgs a pop and so far not managed to get one up on my own.

By the way, i have never built a roof before

[Dave]

I think the England flag can come down..

[Scott]

There are 2 Dave, i decided to put as much effort into getting them down as the team did at playing footie.

[Dave]

what are you going to be using the conversion for then.. bedroom// en-suite..??

[Scott]

4 bedrooms 2 bathrooms, its 86sq mts

[Ken Bruty]

Not so little then mate. What are those pink squirly spray painted bits on the wood for?

[user123]

Not so little then mate. What are those pink squirly spray painted bits on the wood for?

To match up the prepared sections?

[Ken Bruty]

To match up the prepared sections?

What does that mean then? I don't normally get to see this all going on, everythig's done by the time I get there

[mikethetile]

ive been rained off much of this week scott, i nearly dropped by to see how your getting on but got side tracked by the mod, wish I had now as I could have given you a hand to shift the trusses , im off to france tomorrow so I havent got time now

these pics are deceptive, that little bungalow is actually a nice size bungalow and the tophat is massive, its going to be a rather nice house when its finished . plenty of room for a growing family

[mikethetile]

G the rumour around the town is that they are building a new block of flats up scotts road

[Scott]

Not so little then mate. What are those pink squirly spray painted bits on the wood for?

They are the safe walking areas, contrary to popular belief that red = danger for us it safe. The most visible colour when you are walking around, especially when carrying really heavy trusses!

Im going to do a thread on adding noggins when the time comes and will do a step by step bathroom installation from this stage up to the finished room.

[user123]

What does that mean then? I don't normally get to see this all going on, everythig's done by the time I get there

It's just a guess Ken, this approach is used when separating and rejoining sections of mosaics in the reverse method, so I thought something along those lines may apply here? Basically you have one big area that needs taking to pieces for whatever reason and replacing later - this could be the case here (as said, just a guess) if the boards have been cut to size beforehand. You draw squiggly lines all over the area the lines of which are then easy to marry /match up later when faced with having to organise similar looking pieces.

Then again, in this case it might be some sort of shorthand for underfloor heating? Quite curious myself!

[user123]

They are the safe walking areas, contrary to popular belief that red = danger for us it safe. The most visible colour when you are walking around, especially when carrying really heavy trusses!

Im going to do a thread on adding noggins when the time comes and will do a step by step bathroom installation from this stage up to the finished room.

Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken!

[Ken Bruty]

[QUOTE=Mosaic Girl;386085]Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! [/QUO

Oh well Liz, it was an interesting read anyway

[Scott]

I know what you mean though Ken i dont normally get to see or do the 'bones' of it. Im really enjoying it as its a ll anew challenge.

Still looking after the kids and doing the cooking and house chores as well sucks! Roll on next week for the start of the summer holidays then i can really get stuck into it.

[user123]

[quote=Ken Bruty;386089]

Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! [/QUO

Oh well Liz, it was an interesting read anyway

Ehm..it's Gisela .... Liz is Girl Racer Red

[Colour Republic]

Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken!

no you are quite right and that method is used in many trades, carpentry, stone masonary. Mainly when templating but does get used on finished product too, although the marks tend to be made on the join between two pieces rather than the whole area as above.

[diamondtiling]

[quote=Ken Bruty;386089]

Oh wow, so that's what it is, ignore eveything I said then Ken! [/QUO

Oh well Liz, it was an interesting read anyway

Wrong name Ken, its Gisela mate..............Liz is GRR................

[mikethetile]

[quote=diamondtiling;386095]

Wrong name Ken, its Gisela mate..............Liz is GRR................

and grrrrrrr is the sound Liz makes when you upset her

[Colour Republic]

she's still wacthing you Dom

[Scott]

MG I use that method when dry fixing waste pipe. I draw pencil lines across the joints to make sure it all fits, then when i apply the solvent weld glue i can line up the joints to the correct place. The pencil lines wipe off after

[Ken Bruty]

[quote=Mosaic Girl;386093]

Ehm..it's Gisela .... Liz is Girl Racer Red

I was hoping you wouldn't notice Gisela Come to think of it, why didn't I edit it?

[user123]

[quote=Ken Bruty;386424]

I was hoping you wouldn't notice Gisela Come to think of it, why didn't I edit it?

NO idea! No harm done...

[Scott]

Some pics of the latest developments.

All the trusses are in and dormers already for panelling and roofing. Bricklayers have also been in and by tomorrow should have finished all the brickwork. (I hope they have as they are wthout doubt the worst trade to have on site, ive never known such messy untidy people in all my life)

[mikethetile]

I dropped in on scott the other day to be nosey and its looking great

scott has done really well as hes done the bulk of this single handed, so well done scott and its going to be a lovely big house when its done

[GirlRacerRed]

party at Scott's when it's done then?