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I was pretty much expecting this comment and was reluctant to even do an update, sorry I did now, I think I'll leave it at that.

I decided to go with sloped walls rather than the firring strips on the roof. It was actually much easier than I thought. I just marked the walls up with chalk lines on the floor and then lined up and cut my studs from this.

Well it's been a while since my last update but I've made some progress in the last couple of weeks. Weather has been rubbish and I'm working on my own but here I've got the walls framed out and erected. IMG-5077 by Gerard Barrett, on Flickr Here is with the roof timbers going up. IMG-5080 by...

I was thinking it would be most use when getting the bottom plate square. I'll be using a double bottom plate with the first plate anchored into the concrete (I know a brick plinth is better :wink: ) but this is how I decide to go, it'll have a dpm under it and the cladding will extend below it.

I was reading through Steve Maskery's brilliant workshop build thread the last few days and came across his square of Thales. Since I'm still waiting for my timber to arrive, I decide to make one and what a great tool it is. I think it's going to be of great assistance when it comes to layout...

Super progress, great to see.

Well I’m in Ireland so not much use to you. It was €90 per cubic metre.

Overall height at the moment I’ve got at 2967, that’s without the firring strips. I have to work out how to measure those to get the desired fall. Got a call from timber yelled today though to say there is a delay with my order, it was supposed to be here today but looking like next Monday now...

Sorry Mike, I didn't explain that very well. I didn't mean I would taper cut the actual roof joists. I meant using another 9x2 (or whatever size is required) to cut the firring strips from, then attach these firring strips to the top of the joists.

My tables suggest that isn't strong enough. Your choice. Thanks Mike, if that's the case, it's just going to have to be 10x2's. With regards the firring strips, could you do it with a circular saw? I'm thinking 60:1 for the fall (or would 80:1 be ok). Could you just run down a length of 10x2...

Well I figured out how to do pictures :D thanks to DBT85 for the help.

662EF173-9AC9-4540-B883-FE13F3241091 by Gerard Barrett, on Flickr 72FADF2C-82B9-45B0-831E-2C4D3B978AFE by Gerard Barrett, on Flickr

CDC21AE0-F7F7-481C-A8C0-A4354C1C4B02 by Gerard Barrett, on Flickr

Plan was to go with 9x2’s (220mm) and they come in 5.4m lengths where I’m buying my timber, above that size and as you say, they get pricey. Is it just a matter of doing a taper cut the full length of the 9x2 to make the firring strips?