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Thanks for the reply - just measured and all looks good 8) Success snatched from the jaws of defeat! Thanks for the help once again Mike

Hello, its me again... SO as I have got the birdsmouth cuts buttocks about face I then started worrying about the depth of the cut vs rafter size etc as I am guessing that now the load is in a different place? I have tried to draw a little better this time and my question is where should I take...

I can see the pictures now Kieran - certainly better than mine :) Ok this is making sense now, all is not lost which I can tell you is amazing! I like the idea of using the fascia to give some additional 'hold' on the bottom rafter - I will do that for sure. You have saved me from a...

Hi there Kieran62, thanks for taking time to respond in my hour of need :) I couldn't see the options that were in your post - something about not having permissions - maybe because I am new I guess. To help describe further I have sketched a quick drawing - its not to scale obvs but will...

Hi there, thanks very much for the response. I have been a bit light on info so apologies for that. Dimensions wise its a low pitch mono roof with a span of approx. 3.6m and pitch of approx. 7 degrees. I was going to be fixing them with additional hurricane ties and also the usual noggins...

Thank you for the response Rorschach, i think you're right. I dont think it makes any difference at all but its a mono-pitch roof (and I am clutching at straws). Gutted isnt the word, what a plonker... Thanks again Mike

Sorry, I didnt really give you all the info did I... basically both of the vertical cuts have been made on the INSIDE of the structure. I think I know whats coming next. :( Thanks for taking time to look at the post. Mike

Hello all, New forumite here... I have been using these valuable resources for some time to plan a shed build and got underway last week.... after spending hours studying how to do a birdsmouth cut correctly, drawing it out and taking a day off work to sort it, I think I’ve cocked up. No, I...