The concrete foot plates are 6 deep and made from a 5 1 mix of ballast and cement.
Garden office roof construction.
The components can be bought from your local diy store or second hand off ebay.
With a warm roof build up the insulation sits on top of the rafters rather than between them.
Its clean modern lines hide a versatile building which is highly thermally efficient and built to last for years.
Roof build up warm roofs are the build up of choice for many garden rooms as you don t have to worry about ventilating the roof space they also are considered better performing.
Roof garden construction can be done by three methods.
Timelapse video of the construction of my garden office workshop.
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This obviously has an effect on your height allowance.
The frame is constructed from 6 2 tanalised timber held together with 4 screws.
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Https bit ly 2bilsyc part 10 of a video series about how to self build a timber framed garden room office aka tiny hou.
The concrete blocks sit just proud of the lawn allowing a few inches under the building to allow for good air flow.