Post And Beam Roof Design

Under the general panel of the floor beam defaults dialog set the depth and width of the beam.

Post and beam roof design.

The first roof area is constructed with heavy timbered components that are secured to the ridge beam and second floor beams. Use rope to raise the board if the beam placement is high and the board is very heavy. Here we have a wood framed gable roof. Continuing on from part 3.

Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. And cdx fir plywood. 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. Go over to the board end on the ground walk this up a ladder attach rope to it and tie this to its post.

On the posts panel click the edit post defaults button and set both width 1 and width 2 to match the beam width of 5. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design. Verandahs can be placed on either or both sides of your home and also on both ends if you desire. Click ok to close the floor beam defaults then set the placement to under joists.

Set one end of the board up on a ladder attach rope to it and tie this to the top of the post it will be fastened to. The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial. However you should remember that good passive solar design principles suggest that the northern side of your home should have an eave instead to allow for the controlled entry of sunlight into your home during winter. For areas with attic space above flat ceiling ceiling joists are included but the remainder of the ceiling system above is by owner contractor.

First roof area assembly. In this example 5 inches will be used for both. Post and beam home design.