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Timber Sizes for 6m x 5m Garage

Anonymous user 09/03/2024 - 2.41 PM

Hi, If anyone could help I would be very grateful. I'm not sure of the best size timbers to use for the ridge board and the cut rafters.Also would the rafters be better at 400mm centres ? The new build is a 6m long by 5m wide Garage. The ridge running down the 6m run.The pitch will be 30 degrees.Any Information would be greatly received. Thanks a lot, Bambi.

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Anonymous user

Hi bambi, My advice would be depending on what you would be putting on the top of the timbers whether it would be slates or a concrete based tile. If so i would use a 6 x 2 c16 timber 400mm on centres with bridging timbers in the voids of the rafters every 1200mm just for extra stability, and just an 7 x 1 or 8x1 for the ridge board and you should have no trouble with that. Thanks Conor CMC joinery N.I

Answered3 August 2016