@jerseyshore
Yes indeed! It's not a storage attic whatsoever (aside from insulation and dust, lol). Around here we have basements people normally use for storage. The roof is so low slope you can barely climb around and the attic entry is tiny. So that said, if 10psf LL for human is good, I'll...
@Luceid - Building LVL beam consisting of multiple 1-3/4" LVL sorry if plys was confusing there. I traditionally follow the LVL manufacturer specs for fastening them together
@phamENG - I meant to link this ONE. I am a little more familiar with this companies' tech sheet. What do you mean by...
Hey all. I'm wanting to learn how to properly size an LVL beam when the specifics do not simply fall under the manufacture's generic span chart giving two options for premade spans. I believe this is the PLF rating? It seems a little too straightforward using the tech sheet so I want to make...
Do you have a quick reference/guide for built up 2x4 and 2x6 columns? I've considered that but just always assumed it was much less strong than the timbers. General framing lumber around here doesn't really have any elasticity ratings, we're lucky if we are even told what species it is (most...
Jerseyshore, we've installed some of those in the past. They may install nice and plumb/straight but come back 6-12 months later and it's abysmal. Trying to get away from any treated 4x4 and 6x6 when doing decks. Doug fir seems to claim to be resistant to elements, wondering how long. Cedar is...
I'd like to find some tables for load ratings for 4x4 and more specifically 6x6 support columns that cover species/grade/length? Whether they do the math or not is okay, such as at 10' tall this many kips or just simply to show the lumber's compression ratings parallel to grain and how this...
