Hi all,
I'm in the middle of a self-build and have ran into yet another problem! The slaters have just started slating the roof of a round bay window and have informed me the the rafters are too apart. They are currently 9" apart and need to be 4" apart so that the slates will not be sitting up. So I rang the carpenter who has been excellent so far and he laughed. He said that he has done loads and has never put the rafters any closer together. He says that it is the ply wood covering the rafters that takes the shape of the curve and moving the rafters closer together will not make any difference. So now I have the slater saying one thing and the carpenter saying another and I don't know how to resolve it!
Any suggestions?
I'm in the middle of a self-build and have ran into yet another problem! The slaters have just started slating the roof of a round bay window and have informed me the the rafters are too apart. They are currently 9" apart and need to be 4" apart so that the slates will not be sitting up. So I rang the carpenter who has been excellent so far and he laughed. He said that he has done loads and has never put the rafters any closer together. He says that it is the ply wood covering the rafters that takes the shape of the curve and moving the rafters closer together will not make any difference. So now I have the slater saying one thing and the carpenter saying another and I don't know how to resolve it!
Any suggestions?