Recent content by jpballer84

If I rest the joists atop the girder instead of using hangers, then I'll be reducing my clear opening height by the depth of the joists, which I wouldn't want. What is 'platform framming'? As for parking two trucks....I said 1 foot but that is acutally 1 foot past the mirrors on each side...

The maximum mean roof height is 14ft. I'm right at the limit. Actually, I'm planning on parking two of my full size f150's in there, which by my measurements will fit with 1' clearance on each side and between them. It is a "double" car garage door. 16'x7'. I sure hope a car can fit in...

DougB442 - Again, I'm located in a surrounding parish of New Orleans, Louisiana. I am in a category B wind zone of 130 mph. As I said initially, I only included 1 of the 4 pages to my plans. Many of the details you mention exist on the other sheets. I see what you mean about the sill...

ddawg16 --- That would be great man! My email address is [email protected] I appreciate the help!

I work for Elliott Bay Design Group down here in New Orleans. Our corporate office is in Seattle but I'm home grown in Louisiana. 51 Rider - Okay, thanks for the input. That makes sense since I will be delegating those members to carry more load.

Guys, I just joined the Garage Journal with the hopes of getting some advice on my new garage design. I am an Engineer In Training in Louisiana and I work as a Naval Architect, so I am extremely familiar with the engineering principals that are envolved in designing structures. My short fall...