how far can I cantilever? - Fine Homebuilding
2005年2月23日 · No need to beef up framing beyond what is necessary. A cantilever acts like a "see-saw", so the weight of the roof tiles on the overhanging side is cancelled out by the weight of the tiles on the other side of the beam. Of more concern is the total load of the entire new roof, with tiles, being transfered down to the existing beam.
How Far Can You Cantilever Deck Joists? - Fine Homebuilding
2024年9月5日 · For example, joists spanning 10 ft. with a 2-ft. 6-in. cantilever would use a factor of 1, so you would simply use the column with the actual joist span to find the beam span that can support the full cantilever. However, if you have a 10-ft. joist span with no cantilever, the ratio from the footnote J table is .66.
Small 4-foot roof overhang without post and beam
2023年4月23日 · Capture the overhang & parapet framing with the truss. You could get artsie and use translucent panels on the sloped roof and the overhang's soffit. A solar shield but still allowing light under the overhang. See the attached. Use a 2x6 bottom chord + the added diagonal might get you quite a bit of overhang.
How to Calculate Deck Cantilevers - Fine Homebuilding
Example: A deck with a beam located 12 ft. 6 in. from the ledger, framed with 2×10 joists at 16 in. on center. Check 1: The allowable overhang/maximum cantilever is 3 ft 5 in. per the DCA 6 table and 3 ft. 6 in. per the 2018 IRC table. Check 2: 12 ft. 6 in. / 4 = 3 ft. 1 in.
Truss Options - Fine Homebuilding
Cantilever Trusses . To support the roof over a porch without using posts, designers sometimes specify cantilever trusses. Valley Trusses. When a house has one section running perpendicular to another, the intersecting roofs form valleys. To build these valleys with trusses, you run the first roof frame straight through the main section of the ...
Frame Roof Over "U" Shaped Open Patio - Fine Homebuilding
2013年6月29日 · Design utilizes 2x6 rafters on 12" Centers - 12'x20' patio - 12' open span - 1/4" OSB and Raised Rib Metal top cover. Just finishing the Sofitt trim. Pix attached. Went with 1/2"/ft slope to be able to conserve headroom and stay under the House roof overhang. Greenfield,Indiana 30#tsqft snow load.
Second-Story Balconies - Fine Homebuilding
2013年5月16日 · This powder-coated metal balcony was custom-engineered and built by Metalcraft. The metal brackets below the balcony are load-bearing, courtesy of Metalcraft. Custom steel frame. The designers of TrekHaus, a Passive House duplex in Portland, Ore., specified a steel frame to support the building’s second-floor balconies in a way that doesn’t ...
Adding Roof Overhangs - Fine Homebuilding
2001年5月1日 · The installation of simple overhangs on a house involves nailing rafter extensions onto existing rafters. I limit the overhang to 2 ft. (wider overhangs would require some engineering to ensure adequate support). Start conventional overhangs by taking off the existing fascia and any other trim that covers the rafter tails.
Patio cover attachment through brick veneer - Fine Homebuilding
2010年8月29日 · Our house is brick veneer over standard 2×4 construction. I want to add a small (14′ x 12′) patio cover over a nerwly installed paver patio. 6×6 posts at the corners and a ledger board along the house supporting the top of the simple shed roof. I discussed the idea with an inspector at our county Building Regulation department, he said it ...
Hip-Roof Framing Made Easier - Fine Homebuilding
Make this layout jig and cutting guide from a piece of plywood that has a square factory corner. For the common-rafter jig, just double the roof pitch in inches. For a 6-in-12 roof, mark 12 in. on one side for the rise and 24 in. on. the other edge for …