Recent content by malibucrew

Appreciate all of the feedback, I decided to just use the middle beam to make sure I was covered and adjusted my lumber according to span tables for a 40 psf live load. Again this is just for general attic storage for my tools and my wife's things, so not much weight up there. I did it all by...

I'm planning to build a loft in my new shop 24' x 30' shop. I'm wanting to build a loft against the back wall that is 8' tall x 24' wide x 8' long. I'm planning to use 6"x6" posts with max back wall span of 12' apart anchored to base plate secured with red heads. I'll be using 2x12s for my...