Why use a flitch beam for your garden room roof?

Find out how to use a simple flitch beam to create a thin garden room roof.
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Flitch beams are a superb way to reduce the thickness of a timber flat roof. They're simple to design, easy to fabricate, and sit within the rafter space. As such flitch beams are ideal for a garden room roof where planning regulations require the roof to be no more than 2.5m from ground level.

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Here's the kit you will need to create a flitch beam:
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