Pot And Beam Roof

For areas with attic space above flat ceiling ceiling joists are included but the remainder of the ceiling system above is by owner contractor.

Pot and beam roof.

This is the second video in the post beam construction series. Beams can be solid lumber or be built from lengths of 2 by lumber nailed together with 1 2 inch pressure treated plywood spacers in between this forms a 3 1 2 inch thick beam that is equal to the width of a 4 by post. Decide your beam height. These timbers are then tied together with collar ties the horizontal members and gusset plates the metal fasteners as you can see in the photo below right.

Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. And cdx fir plywood. See more ideas about post and beam patio pergola. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design.

Continuing on from part 3. Set the laser level on a raised level platform like a portable saw station and shoot and mark the red dot on each post keeping the laser level perfectly level as you turn your aim from post to post. For more information see our disclosures here. In the example the beam spans the 10 foot width of the roof.

Use a laser level to mark each post. Exposed ridge beam collar ties or purlins for cathedral areas as required and 6x8 douglas fir plate beams typically 2x12 spruce rafters 2 o c. Post and beam home design. L stands for the span of the beam in feet.

If our example roof has only one beam it must carry half of the total load or 4 000 pounds. Unfortunetly i ll have to split it up into two parts because winter has come and it s slowin. Step 4 write down the beam strength formula. The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial.

Sep 7 2017 explore chris dague s board post beam roof on pinterest. Step 5 fill in the parts of the formula that are already known. See more ideas about post and beam timber frame pergola. This post may contain affiliate links.

An essential part of planning a patio roof or gazebo project is determining the number size and spacing of rafters beams and posts according to the loads they will carry. Patio roof maximum beam rafter spans. Total load in pounds fbd 2 9l.