Traditional or cut roof.
Traditional cut roof design.
The finished structure is readily adaptable.
Every member of a traditional cut roof is individually cut and assembled on site.
It may consist of a flat roof on top but the main design element is the multi pitch sloped in what is essentially a hip roof on top of another hip frame.
The sizes of lean to roofs can vary considerably.
The colour and material of the roof complement the structural integrity of a building.
A cut roof this is the traditional method of cutting the timber on site and building up the roof using rafters ridge boards joists and purlins etc the exact details being determined by the size of roof size of timbers etc.
Traditional cut roofs 1 introduction.
The rafters are the main load bearing elements of the roof.
A roof is an integral part of a building and people try to personalise the roof designs to achieve optimum architectural splendour.
3 lean to roofs less common.
The traditional option is steeply pitched rarely less than 35.
A truss roof using factory made trusses which are delivered to site complete and just erected.
Lean to roofs are very common.
This type of roof provides more options for extending the loft and installing windows allowing a greater amount of natural light into the room.
By providing two opposite lean to roofs a roof with a centre valley can be formed.
A half hipped roof is almost identical to a simple hip roof design but instead the two sides of the roof are shortened creating eaves at the either side of the house.
Each of the four sides of the roof slope downward there are no upright or vertical parts no gables etc on a hip roof.
They span from the wallplate to the ridge board providing a platform for the underlay battens and tiles.
Poorly constructed roofs endanger the people living in a building so you need to make the roof compatible to the rest of the building in a well engineered style.
Traditional cut roof design.
2 lean to roofs simple.
The overall construction of a traditional cut roof is to ensure that the load of the roof is evenly transmitted to the walls below.
If you are planning an extension or a new build and would like to build in the provision for a future loft conversion or would simply like to construct a cut roof then please complete the below form and an engineer will get back to you shortly to discuss your requirement.
Not only is the volume large enough to convert into living space but the structure can generally be easily altered.
This reflects the weatherproofing requirements of older roofing materials like thatch and peg tiles.
