Posted by Stephen Newell on August 27, 2016 at 20:05:14 from (166.137.143.127):
In Reply to: southern yellow revisit posted by Al Baker(pumpman) on August 27, 2016 at 10:14:57:
You are correct oak can split and warp if it isn't seasoned first. In addition if it's red oak instead of white oak you need to be very careful it doesn't get wet. The open grain of red oak makes it rot easily. Under the circumstances perhaps you would be better off with 8" metal cee purlins. If you could weld strips of metal across the open side of the cee on four foot intervals it will hold as much weight as the yellow pine joist. It would also have the benefit of not sagging over time as wood would. You could span 20' with the cees. I'm not familiar with your snow load needs. You might get with the company that sells them. They will know what is the common spacing in your area. You could probably put one every three feet. In my area I could space them every four to five feet.
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