all the prep work for building a loft dormer. loft conversion #12

a detailed description of all the preparations that go into building a loft dormer

[@DaddyBear3000]

For the information you chaps share, it’s criminal you haven’t got north of 100k subs.

[@leehewitt9559]

Brilliant video👌

[@michaelbolt4530]

KZbin keeps pinging these videos to me, top stuff Mr A builder

[@DanielPaprocki]

This is what I was looking for. Thank you for explanation in detail 😊👍🏻

[@ComeWhatThey]

Thankfully the original wall plate for the roof in ours is on the outer "leaf" (if you can call them leaves in a 4 brick thick solid wall), which leaves plenty of room to build up from the inner leaf. Little bit easier than all this!

[@Norm927]

Going to do a DIY dormer build. Have an architect & SE on board and obvs BC will be involved. Stall Riser looks like a great idea - would that be designed in to the drawings or just something BC will give the nod to? Thanks so much for these vids - inspirational!

[@brianhewitt8618]

Hi guys, I might of missed this somewhere but did the engineer not spec Lintals to span the windows below (assuming there are some) because it looks to me that the dormer is going to be bearing on those existing windows 👍

[@billybulmer7386]

Another interesting video guys.

[@sundayfooty]

Do you require steel plates on the wall plate?

[@whalehunter3214]

Personally would've notched and hung those joists off the original plate, this method is too convoluted and costly for me.

[@jeztickles4361]

Dormer should be set back from exterior wall e.g on a steel