(6 - Roof) Self-Building a Consent-Free Sleepout in New Zealand
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- Опубліковано 28 вер 2024
- I'm not a builder, nor do I play one on TV 😁 but I'm giving it a go... follow along as we build our own sleepout, using the relatively new NZ building code “under-30m2” rules, so no building consent is required. The plan is to build it 'somewhat' to code, and do it reasonably properly - while trying to save a few dollars and learn a few new skills along the way.
The building is a 7.2m long x 3m (24' x 10' for those that don't understand 0-100) building for my daughter to live in, so I can have my master bedroom back!
Part six: rafters and roof, and getting sick.
So sorry you got sick ...hope you fully recover in short time. Good luck. Take care and have a Blessed day.
Thank you Margaret! I'm getting there slowly - it's taking forever though...
The roof looks great!!
Thanks - I'm going to have to partially lift it again as birds got under it over the summer and there is a lot of nest material in there... but that video should be coming up soon...
Nice build mate, well done
Cheers, I've been enjoying the heck out of your builds for the last year or so as well.
Good work mate. Hope you're feeling better now. 33:10 can't wait for you next one.
Thanks 👍 I'm slowly coming right, 2.5 months later!
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Get out your comera an Video your every stage, take pics send them to your Council.
How much for all timber material...
Hi, yep I have all the receipts in a folder, and I will go through and analyse it all at the end... cos it is probably going to take me a while. Cheers, Steve
@@solihullsyndrome AND you will get a shock, as well, lol.
@@michaelcudby787 I'm going to put it off until the very end... I had this grand idea that I could do it all for about $10k, but I think I have long since blown through that figure, even with all the auction buys and second-hand / cheap stuff I've used... building is bloody expensive. But I'm really enjoying it, and I've learned a lot.
Did you take chalk line from under metal sheet?
I just took it from the previous last screw - is that what you meant?
Nice work mate, and on your own, that’s a lot of of effort
Thanks - but save the praise for if I ever actually finish it! lol 🤣
Clarification for overseas folks... In New Zealand and Australia, it is very common, to use types of corrugated roofing metal (either galvanised iron, "coloursteel" or aluminium) for roofing, including on luxurious mansions, normal houses, and sleep-outs (external, extra bedrooms).
I have heard that in some countries overseas, metal roofing is mostly for animal sheds, industrial buildings and garages etc. Not so here. Indeed metal roof sheeting plays a part in reducing building roof weight so therefore improving resistance to Earthquakes, and unlike concrete or clay roofing tiles is still weatherproof after severe hailstorms.
Metal roofs with just normal maintenance have often lasted well over 100 years. (So why do Americans so often use those flexible bitumin shingles that need replacing every 20 years ?)
Metal roofs also offer some resistance to bushfire/wildfire, compared to the US style bitumin shingles, which can't wait to burst into flames if a few windblown embers fall on them.
Note that the rain we did have over the few days mentioned, amounted to close to one month's average rainfall, falling within 24 hours, from Saturday to Sunday. (In some nearby areas, even more, setting new records).
Thanks Catherine, great info - yeah I've never understood the American love of bitumen shingles - I can't think of anything worse than replacing your roof every 10 to 20 years... sounds like something that 'big roof' has tricked the nation into believing they need. The only think I can possibly think of, having a clay tile roof on our main house, is that those shingles, like my tiles, might be nice and quiet in the rain, while corrugated iron can be a bit noisy.
regarding that storm that came through - I have a wee update on that, a short clip I took in the middle of it... watch for that soon.
IN the USA also metal roofing is very popular also .All my roofs at my farm barns, sheds & house are metal, it lasts for decades!
Best thing about metal roofs is the way rain sounds on it. Any other roof mutes the sound.
@@blackterminal Yes, thats rihjt. A lot of people prefer the sound of rain on a metal roof, including myself, although with good ceiling insulation, it does get muffled a lot. On a carport or shed, tho, a downpour can be deafining.
Just wondering how much to the whole project cost ? Not including your own labour :)
I've got a folder full of all the receipts and I will add it all up when I get to the end... but it's been waaay more expensive than I expected. Lumber is not cheap. I suspect in excess of $10k NZD just to get to this point... and I couldn't add up the cost of my labour, because it's priceless (and I work slowly and spend too long staring at things trying to figure out how to do the next bit, so nobody would pay me anyway!)😊
micro-porous water-resistant film laminated between two layers of non-woven spun-bonded polyolefin would not suggest using it as a temporary waterproofing to keep the rain out as it's full of thousands of tiny holes lol
What's the old saying?... If it's stupid but it works, it's not stupid 😂
NIce one, good progress, covid is a bitch!🤧
Cheers, and hell yes it is! Slowly coming right though...
another great job thanks for sharing
You're welcome. Another one coming soon
Between 10m2 and 30m2 requires LBP to have produced a kit you assemble or to inspect your finished work. Only less than 10m2 requires no LBP. Licensed building practitioner involvement. I just looked into this myself.
Hi, according to what I read it just has to comply with the NZ Building Code. The government site (canibuildit) suggests that you may want to employ a LBP or similar, but it is not, as far as I can tell, required. #notalawyer #alsonotabuilder #nocluewhatiamdoing #makingshitupasigo 😊
@@solihullsyndrome Yea, can be unclear but quite often, the building code can differ between councils.
@@michaelcudby787 And there is the problem... councils, lol. The building code is national, but individual councils seem to interpret the rules whatever way they want. I've got to say, we're in the Waimakariri, and the council has (mostly) been pretty darned good to deal with. Much better than Christchurch or Selwyn. I have had one problem with getting a driveway approved for our granny flat (on the other side of the property) - because of their requirements it's going to cost around $26k plus engineers fees to do a small bit of chip seal between the road and the gate. And they won't relax the requirements - meaning rock-solid ground has to be dug up and re-engineered, a pointless culvert needs to be installed, STMS crews need to be employed (need an STMS plan for 50,000 vehicle movements a day from memory - on a country road that might see 20 cars, 10 tractors and the odd quadbike in any given 24 hour period)... it all got too much, so we forgot about it, accepted the loss of the $1000 fee for the resource consent, and just drive over the grass.
@@solihullsyndrome Faarrrk me man. And they wonder why people just go ahead & do things. Afraid I get really testy when BS comes to play, & end up just doing it myself & keep quiet & hope the neibours dont pot ya. Thats where friendly neibours are good.
Is plywood under the roof is part of the building code?
I don't think so, it just seemed like a good idea at the time. I wanted a stiff roof structure and a flat surface for any moisture under the roof iron to be able to run down, and I want to try and exclude direct air paths through the ceiling and out for heat retention. I don't recall reading anywhere in the code or weather tightness documents that it was required though. Cheers
@@solihullsyndrome Plywood is very expensive these days. Especially if its treated.
@@solihullsyndrome Retired builder here for last 4 years ( & enjoying it too) The ply is not a requirement. Strip bracing is, tho. A misconscetion with the roof underlay, is, that it stops condensation. It does not collect the condensation & run it off.
@@blackterminal Tell me about it... The cladding (shadowclad) was something north of $200 per sheet if you buy it at Mitre 10 (The Kiwi version of Home Depot) - it's just treated plywood with grooves cut in it. I think I found it at around $80 per sheet... I'll need to check the invoices, but yeah, it's the third order of ply-type products (floor, roof and now exterior walls) and I'll probably use some kind of hardwood veneered ply on the inside walls too - or at least some of them. Gib (sheetrock) is cheaper, but I don't know that my walls are flat enough to get away with gibbing the inside. I'll see how I go. There is a recycled plastic alternative to Gib that I like the look of, but it's not cheap...
@@michaelcudby787 Hi Michael, I understand the underlay is a 'semi-permeable membrane' - moisture can pass through from the inside of the building, but it can't get back down through it - is that right? I do have a leak from the roof that I need to sort - I have no idea what has happened but I'm guessing perhaps there is a hole in the underlay. I don't have the flashings on yet - so I assume its wind-driven rain but I'll check that all the roofing screws are seated too.... theres always something... cheers, Steve