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For the roof system on my shop I want to create a built in air gap into the roofing system. I’m looking for this material that is made of a dense cardboard and is about an 1/8” thick. Years ago I used it before for draft stopping on a large housing project where we would get a pallet of 4x8...

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any closer and additional beams will be needed. beams to span the door openings which in turn will be to support a beam. If I totally did a 180 and stick framed the building additional post or built up studs or post would be needed and still some kind of beam would have to span the door...

Still in the planning stages so that could be increased to 8x8 if needed..

Most of the inputs only call for applied loads like I used for "uniform load" (I used 480 which is really high and could be backed off to 100 or even 40 and still be safe) and "point" (I used 4000). There are two allowable deflections used in the program.. L/240 (Commonly associated as a...

Thx for the reply Architorture... I would imagine that they spaced the beams closer together to account for the additional load of the number of work spaces above each 30x30 bay. Figure in the weight of each cubical structures which weigh more than most people think, chairs, PC systems...

carcajou, Thx for the reply.. I'm thinking your shop only has garage doors on the ends and not along the 50' length. I had considered narrowing the space between the beams but that starts to limiting your garage door options or the space you have between each door. I need 3 (9x8) doors for my...

DekeT, I have figured the loading both ways so I could see the deflection with the beam loaded both ways. The data for the distributed loading is as follows: W16x50; load distributed (ppf) 480, calculated deflection (inches) .4 (13/32) W18x50; load distributed (ppf) 480, calculated deflection...

Hello from Alabama, I'm building my own 30'X48' Garage (Man Cave as the wife puts it).. I'm doing mine using the post and beam construction method. Post being 6x6 (actual size being 5.5X5.5). Beams being 6x8 (5.5x7.25). Post will be spaced 12' O.C. along the 48' length for a total 10 post...

GWP... I know this is an old thread. But could I ask what you paid for the plans?

I tried calling three times this week and left three messages through the Web site. I finely called the engineer mentioned on the site and he says he is still in operation. I asked if they would tell him to clear his full voice mail box. Does anyone know of anyone else making these brackets?

If this is in the wrong thread please point me in the right direction. I found this other system that uses metal joints that large post/beams are joined together with. . The company is called Socket Systems LLC. And the system is called Lumber Link (www.socketsys.com).. Has anyone heard of this...

Not totally sure on the permit.. The local County code is a little wishy-washy on what requires and what doesn't require a permit for a detached access structure under 2500 sf. and mine is planned for 2496 sf. once i add the second floor area. And they want plans and engineer plans for any...

Sorry for digging up the dead.. but it is hard to get info out of people these days.. This is my first big project in this area sense I retired from the Army. I didn't know home depot did trusses.. I'll go talk to them tomorrow. . Thanks..

I would build them if I could get them passed through my county building inspector