Lets Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Hi all, I'm at a point where I am replacing an entire roof (trusses etc) so to some extent, I can vary the pitch (already having to go through planning for all this) and span of the roof. Is there any merit in building the roof to be an exact fit with integrated solar panels and if so, what do the finishing edge trim pieces need to be? Also, I'm hoping to have vlux/skylights in the roof, are there any convenient ways to fit them (i.e. leaving out a panel and replacing with a flux)? Have done a fair bit of reading on this forum and in other places and it seems to be possible, asking here seemed a good plan as you'll tell me if I've totally missed something/if theres anything else I need to know/consider. The roof ridge runs North/south btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 You don't build a room to suit the carpets. Build roof first imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 6 minutes ago, Oz07 said: You don't build a room to suit the carpets. Build roof first imo. Don't you? When choosing where to put the dividing wall between two bedrooms, I made sure that neither bedroom was more than 4.0 metres wide. (try buying carpet for a 4.1 metre room) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 Easy. 5m carpet and a nice runner offcut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted January 7, 2020 Share Posted January 7, 2020 To answer the original question... Leave at least 2 full tile widths / min one full rafter gap to any verge detail to ensure you don't create issues with battens and small cuts of tiles Both GSE and EasyRoof both have velux panels as standard in their systems 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted January 8, 2020 Share Posted January 8, 2020 There were rules about having 200mm between the ridge and the sides, 100mm on the bottom edge. Not sure if it was different for roof integrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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