Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
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Do we have any good solutions for a screened porch or 3-season room lateral system? Either free standing or attached to a wall of a home (assuming the roof is no tied into the house roof, but rather frames into a gable end).
Possible Ideas:
Possible Ideas:
- Wood “moment frame” – notch and/or bolt the roof beams into the columns. We would need deeper roof beams.
- Gussets or kickers at post to beam connections.
- Embed the posts in the foundation so that they cantilever up to the roof
- Use a short wall at the corners
- Tie into the existing.






RE: Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
RE: Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
Mike McCann, PE, SE (WA)
RE: Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
The angle extends vertically out of the concrete for a distance (perhaps 3 ft) and is bolted to vertical wood columns. This forms a rigid base in which a cantilever column system can be developed.
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RE: Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
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RE: Wood Screened Porch - 3 Season Room Lateral System
Is your porch tied into a gable end of the main building? If so, that strikes me as the most logical load path.
While I don't think that you'll find the answer to your specific question there, this is a good and relevant discussion on one of XR250's threads: Link
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