Thats what I was thinking, the most unsuitable material to use for a support batten...I was picturing long lengths of thin slate tacked to the underside of the joists with slate nails.
When I mentioned to her that I might need some help she immediately bought some steel toecap boots and now won't take them off.
I had one built last year. Great job, good price. Had contractor build base. I only wanted the outer shell built with tiled roof and upvc windows. I then I insulated, subdivided, did electrics and t&g the inside. https://www.jlgcarpentryandoutbuildings.co.uk Just a small follow on having read some of the answers to your post. If insulation is an issue in your present building, some houses locally have been externally insulated. The owners seem to be eastern european or polish, so the external insulation may originate there. They screw or nail approx 50mm thick solid panel insulation, externally on the house, then render over it and paint it.
Looks good Jim! Just as a slight 'aside' - is that bamboo growing behind the wall of the old structure? From experience, it can become a complete nightmare and takes monumental effort to get rid of it once it's taken control. I spent a winter chiselling my neighbours invading bamboo out with a 6' wrecking bar, buried 50cm deep bamboo barrier along the boundary, and then concreted a 4" base for the decking that the bamboo had previously wrecked. Four years down the line, its all still good, but I'll never stop looking over my shoulder to check it's not creeping in again!! If the concrete block wall has deep foundations, you'll probably be okay, but worth making sure whilst you have good access
I believe it is yes, alongside about 4 sheets of asbestos roofing! The bamboo and roofing sheets look to both be firmly in my neighbours garden so I was going to leave both well alone. The concrete block wall isn't the best of builds to be honest and looks to just be blocks set in the ground with about another 2-3 rows buried underground. I'll still have easy access round the back of the build to keep an eye on it all and replace the wall in future if I need so for now think I'm going to leave it all as is.
It is indeed . We had to use a JCB to dig out and rid the roots , they come out in one great conglomeration evil things . Any gap and they will get through , they will easily get through gaps in wood . I would get shot of them whilst you have decent space James .