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Tom

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Hi all.

So, finally, the jokers who put our Nudura walls up have finished and I have a really good builder lined up to start the roof in about 4 weeks. The problem is I need to finalise exactly what structure the roof will be. The building has 3 large elements to it, all single storey with a total of approx 360sqm of roof. It has been designed as a cut roof with insulation of mineral wool, the final covering will be corrugated metal. It is designed with steel ridge beams ( two steel rafters to split the longest of the 3 roofs) and lots of rafters in 8"x2" timber. The reason I'm waivering is over the cost in materials and man hours to do this and of course factor this against achievable U-value, and the builder we have lined up has lots of experience with industrial builds and is recommending going down the composite panel route.

 

The options I can see we have so far are as follows:

 

1. Cut roof.

Costs:

approx 900 linear metres of 8x2" at approx £4.50/m (from TP) = £4000

mineral wool - 200mm thick approx £5400 for 360sqm

18mm ply sarking - £30/sheet would be £3,750

battens and counter battens

membrane

corrugated steel at approx £20/m = £7,200

a lot of man hours to cut and fit joists (total approx 190 timber joists)

probably a lot of scaffolding

U value? 200mm woool probably not enough

 

2. Composite panels.

Costs:

redesign of roofing steels to incorporate a few extra steel rafters and Z purlins

composite panel seconds that my builder can get at £15/sqm (120mm thick PIR)-= £5,400 approx, these are in box section, so would need to cover roof with ...

battens

corrugated steel at approx £20/m = £7,200

fewer man hours, could potentially be done in the building with a scissor lift rather than scaffolding

U value: 120mm PIR plus 175mm wool

 

3. SIPS

Same costs for the steels, purlins etc as composite panels, still awaiting a quote for the panels

again, much fewer man hours, less scaffolding etc

 

4. Thermoroof self-supporting EPS panels

Same cost for the steels and purlins as the above two options

quote received of approx £25k for supply of 360sqm - which makes it about £70/sqm, quite a bit more expensive than the composite panels at £15/sqm!

 

 

Another cost to factor in would be how the internal finish would be done. Cut roof can have vapour barrier then just PB or even a thin layer of PIR taped to add more insulation and act as a barrier. The composite panels would need some internal timbers fixed to the purlins to board on to I guess.

 

I know there will be lots of other costs I must be missing, but I just wanted to get something down in writing and out of my head. Hopefully then I'll be able to sleep tonight - and hopefully I can invite some comments/voices of reason to help me see a way through this. Can anyone give any advice re the above?

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Another option would Posi rafters.  These are pre made in a factory, which cuts site time down, ours are approx 9m long.  Our flat roofs were ready for boarding over in two days.

 

Used the gaps for running mvhr etc

 

We then under draw with 50mm Short battens, then counter battened with a further 50mm, to give a 350mm cavity, this was then spray foamed.

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Roof construction depends on area, spans and pitch angle …. All work with (against) dead loads, snow and wind loads etc.

8x2 timbers is an old basic design and the methods mentioned previously perform much better.

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Thanks all. Trussed roof not an option unfortunately. Hadn't thought of the I-joist/posi rafters. Essentially the costs would be similar to the standard cut roof as a whole I guess, except more for the joists themselves - online it seems like they are approx £10/m? Are they worth the extra? What makes them outperform traditional timber? We're not so bothered about routing cables etc as ductwork will be external.

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Thanks Russel. The roofs have a maximum span from wall to ridge of 5m, with angles of 14, 22 and 23 degrees for the three different roofs. Floor plans attached to show how they are arranged, the largest and smallest "barns" on the right and left respectively have their ridges running vertically up the page, the middle barn has it running horizontally - hipped where it meets the larger barn, and gable end and valley gutter where it meets the smaller barn. It's all single storey with vaulted ceilings.

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Got some more info on the composite panels that I can ghet for £15/m: its Tata Trimapanel, which is a flat composite panel actually designed for walls it seems. As I'll be covering with another layer of wriggly tin I guess they would be usable on the roof. Anyway, SE looking at it now.

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Go to a truss company. And ask for some of these. They'll even do the calcs for you too. 

 

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Other wise a glulam ridge beam and I joists.

 

Visual Guide to Floor, Roof, and Wall Systems

 

 

In both cases.

Batten + counter batten on top over roofing membrane.

Airtight membrane below.  Fill the void with pumped cellulose. 

Batten service cavity and plasterboard.

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Thanks for your input both. I guess the issue with the I beams is I don't really need a big span (max 5m) - and they're going to come in more expensive than normal timber. If I go for the composite panels on purlins at the moment that seems cheaper than I-beam/timber rafters - and I've immediately already got a U value of about 0.17 with the 120mm PIR in them. Then I would fill the void created by the Z-purlins with say 150mm-200mm mineral wool and the U-value would be down close to 0.10. Tell me if I'm talking absolute bollocks!

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On 13/01/2022 at 18:55, Tom said:

..Anyway, SE looking at it now.

Good stuff.

 

Sit down with your SE and look at your options now you are starting to get a feel for the cost. From time to time having to value Engineer can throw up other design options you may have not considered before. You may get a pleasant surpirse and save some money along the way.

 

If you want post some cross sections so we can see the shape of the roof etc.

 

Good luck.

 

 

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On 18/01/2022 at 12:18, Tom said:

with the 120mm PIR in them. Then I would fill the void created by the Z-purlins with say 150mm-200mm mineral wool and the U-value would be down close to 0.10

have you priced this, blown cellulose in a 350mm i beam roof would cost 4-5k for that roof size, less than your 200mm quilt.

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