Recent content by tomgarage50

What height and width for the LVL?

Can a double 2x12 span 16'? I can't find a definite answer, but that is what made me think of going the standard truss route in the first place. I think the 7' door would just fit under the 2x12. The slab is already there at 18', so if I had to I would go with a 14' door, not really what I...

I want to build a 18' (gable end) by 28' garage with an 8' ceiling and a 7' by 16' door. For the gable end door can I use a standard (not gable end) truss and just nail a 2x4 ladder under it for the siding? As far as I know the door adds very little weight to a standard truss. Using an end...