Posted by George Marsh on July 11, 2014 at 13:15:13 from (50.121.6.216):
In Reply to: Roof support info. posted by 37Chief on July 10, 2014 at 20:45:22:
Stan, If I understand your question, you plan to have just 4 4x4 supporting the roof? If so, that sounds to me like is a strong burst of wind comes along, you will be posting pics of how a deck of cards came down.
Do you have any type of angle bracing on 4x4 and rafters?
IMHO, the ridge board has nothing to do with supporting the roof, it only holds the 2x4 rafters in place. If you want strength, try adding board and making your rafters look like trusses.
A pic will help us all. How big are is your header board.
Building inspector wanted two 2x12 header boards in my pole just for my 10 ft garage door, which wasn't supporting anything, it was on the end. My 30 ft trusses rested on the side walls of barn. George
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