THE ROOF SUPPORT FRAMES HAVE TWISTED AND HAVE SPLIT DUE TO THERMAL MOVEMENT in Maidenhead Riverside
Needed: Specialist Tradesman in Maidenhead Riverside, SL6
Job submitted:Jul 10, 2011
Job description:our building surveyor stated the problem of our timber as follow. THE ROOF IS UNLINED AND THIS WITH THE DETERIATION CONDITION OF THE CLAY ROOFING TILES,HAS ALLOWED THE ELEMENTS TO ENTER THE ROOF SPACE.THE EFFECT OF THIS HAS BEEN FOR MANY TIMBERS TO BE SPLIT AND SOME HAVE BECOME DISTORTED IN THEIR LENGTH. IT WOULD APPEAR THAT A SECTION OF PURLIN ON THE REAR ELEVATION HAS BEEN REMOVED AND NOT REPLACED AND REQUIRES FURTHER INVESTIGATION AS THE CEILING JOISTS IN THE ROOF SPACE HAVE NOT BEEN BOARDED OVER, ACCESS FOR CLOSE EXAMINATION TO MOST OF THE ROOF TIMBERS WAS NOT POSSIBLE AND I RECOMMEND THAT A FURTHER INSPECTION BE CARRIED OUT BY A SPECIALIST TIMBER PRESERVATION COMPANY BECAUSE SOME CEILING JOISTS SHOWED MINOR EVIDENCE OF WOOD BORING INSECT INFESTATION IT IS IMPORTANT THAT A DETAILED INSPECTION IS MADE TO IDENTIFY THE EXTENT OF THE INFESTATION AND WHETHER IT HAS ANY STRUCTURAL SIGNIFICANCE.I AM OF THE OPINION THAT THERE ARE ONLY MINOR DEFECTS IN THE TIMBERS BUT BECAUSE OF MY LIMITED AREA OF INSPECTION,IT SHOULD BE CHECKED OUT PAGE 27 1.2 AREAS OF CONCERN ISOLATED AREAS OF INSECT INFESTATION FOUND WITH BOREHOLES EVIDENT IN THE SOFTWOOD CEILING JOISTS. ARRANGE FOR A TIMBER PRESERVATION COMPANY TO INSPECT THE ROOF TIMBERS AND CARRY OUT ANY CHEMICAL PRESEVATIVE SPRAYING FOUND NECESSARY SOME OF THE SOFTWOOD TIMBERS IN THE ROOF SUPPORT FRAMES HAVE TWISTED AND HAVE SPLIT DUE TO THERMAL MOVEMENT.ALSO PART OF THE PURLIN ON THE REAR SECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN REMOVED. ARRANGE FOR A CARPENTER TO INSPECT THE STRUCTURAL TIMBERS WITHIN THE ROOF SPACE AND CARRY OUT ANY REPAIRS FOUND NECESSARY
Budget:Under £1,000