Bart Kiefer
07-21-2013, 8:21 PM
Hi everyone,
I have a question and everywhere I have looked I can't seem to find an answer. I have a deck that is already built and we are putting a roof over it. The question I have is can I span 20 feet for my trusses to connect to? I'm wanting to maximize my view that I have of a lake. I'm thinking that a 2x8 flitched beam would do, however I"m getting a lot of mixed feed back on it.
Primarily there will be only dead load on the beam with a little bit of live load, I'm thinking of putting a swing under the roof back close to the cabin so a good portion of the weight will be carried down thru the walls of the cabin.
I've some some people telling me to use an lvl, but it will be exposed to the elements and I'm afraid that the beam will just fall to pieces once the water/humidity get to it.
Does anyone have any thoughts? I could post a crude drawing if it would help. Thanks in advance.
I have a question and everywhere I have looked I can't seem to find an answer. I have a deck that is already built and we are putting a roof over it. The question I have is can I span 20 feet for my trusses to connect to? I'm wanting to maximize my view that I have of a lake. I'm thinking that a 2x8 flitched beam would do, however I"m getting a lot of mixed feed back on it.
Primarily there will be only dead load on the beam with a little bit of live load, I'm thinking of putting a swing under the roof back close to the cabin so a good portion of the weight will be carried down thru the walls of the cabin.
I've some some people telling me to use an lvl, but it will be exposed to the elements and I'm afraid that the beam will just fall to pieces once the water/humidity get to it.
Does anyone have any thoughts? I could post a crude drawing if it would help. Thanks in advance.