Flat roof
- Thread starter Nairsan
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Which bit is confusing you?
I guess when they say sole plate they really mean a wall plate which is typically a 100mm wide x 50mm high timber batten that sits on top of the wall, the joists sit on this wall plate:
The wall plate is then held down on the wall with metal straps that stop the whole roof from being blown away in a times of high winds:
I guess when they say sole plate they really mean a wall plate which is typically a 100mm wide x 50mm high timber batten that sits on top of the wall, the joists sit on this wall plate:
The wall plate is then held down on the wall with metal straps that stop the whole roof from being blown away in a times of high winds:
@freddiemercurystwin thank you so much mate
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