Posted by mkirsch on November 15, 2011 at 06:46:54 from (64.80.110.75):
In Reply to: Barn building OT posted by 504 on November 14, 2011 at 18:27:03:
Two nailed and glued edge-to-edge will be MUCH stronger vertically than two nailed side-to-side and one across the top. Plus it will be much more efficient with the material.
Once the decking is added it'll be solid as a rock.
The guy who used to own my place built a lean-to on the side of the pole barn. 10' span, he used 2x4 rafters spaced 48" on center! Used that translucent green fiberglass stuff for roofing, too...
We get some pretty good snow here, and that fiberglass roofing doesn't let the snow slide. I was sure it was going to collapse.
That lean-to held up for years before I bought the place, and survived my first three winters there. Heck, I even climbed up on it to secure some roofing that came loose in the wind.
Three years ago, I added more 2x4 joists, reducing the spacing to 24". That firmed the structure right up. Then, I re-roofed it with galvanized steel. It's not going anywhere.
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