Query about external blockwork skin on timber frame

[MarkW1979]

My timber kit home is going to be similar to the picture shown. The outer skin being blocks and render, the porch being recon stone. I am bit confused as to how the blockwork goes up over the porch - or is the porch installed at a later date after the outer skin is done?

 

Cheers,

 

Mark

 

 

[ProDave]

We built one similar.  The timber frame incorporated the porch and a concrete lintel spanned the porch opening built from the blockwork skin to support the blockwork above the porch.

 

Obviously if you want to build the interior of the porch to have a vaulted roof that would make things a lot more complicated. We just had a flat ceiling at the same height as the rest of the ceilings.

[MarkW1979]

I think I understand better now. So there will be space behind the porch roof trusses to slide the concrete lintel behind and block above? Internally the concrete lintel is concealed by the flat ceiling (no it isn't vaulted). 

 

Thanks again Dave.

[ProDave]

If I recall correctly, they did not put the trusses on the porch until the blockwork and the lintel was built up the front of the house.

[MarkW1979]

Ah, makes sense. Thanks