First, I'd like a little better understanding of what constitutes "here".
Your post asks for help on "pushing forward" from those of us who have experienced difficulties. You have not asked for how to alter your course, but you will get advice on that too.
For "pushing forward", parts of...
The use of toenails at a ridge board is common and allowed everywhere I have been, but a ridge board is not much if any of a structural member, it does not hold the end of a rafter up unlike a ridge beam.
Dayton was very helpful and educated me on where Dimension A is at. It is specified at the "Bolt Holder" cut sheet. But it can be as high as 22" per the cut sheet. That is a long cantilever if you have a larger tension load coming up the vertical piece and attaching to the arm.
Now I have a real problem. I am constantly picturing a free-body diagram of a nail into air. I have 14.7 psi air pressure applied to the exposed surface of a 16d nail. If we can find a reference with the coefficient of friction between steel and air, we might be onto something. Its like a...
It is from the IRC code. I know it is in "Floor Framing" but not sure about roof framing. Due to the loadings you cited and what I am picturing, I think building inspectors might apply it to your situation. I had an oddball roof one time and had to use them on some rafters that ran parallel...
Upon reading your post, but not having a sketch to see, if you are butting the 2x8 rafters into a band, beam or packing, I thought the code requires a 2x2 nailer or hangers. I thought facenailing of any kind was no longer accepted. Am I not picturing this right?
Greenalleycat, it is a common misconception among engineers how construction workers view proper equipment usage. They most likely used an air gun. Air guns are meant to nail air. You must be thinking of a wood gun. They did properly nail the air, but usually I space air nails a little...
I would consider running a 4x6 through a planer a few passes to make a 3x6. That should give a "leaner look" and also give me more confidence in its longevity. I would also use Yellawood if possible. Exposed to water tends to become damaged eventually.
I have not seen anything addressing this from any supplier. I cut the details I show here from a Dayton catalog, but there are other products with the same issue. The state wants stamped calcs on the overhang support "system". I have driven under other projects and have seen the horizontal...
Are you assuming the new footing load to the existing footing is going to cause new eccentricity of the old footing. The new footing must settle some first to "catch up" to the old one in terms of initial settlement. Problem is, the dowels should make the shared load eccentric to the old...
The profile of the calculation remains the same, what varies is T, the angle of T and X1 as shown below. T is generally well over a 1,000 lbs. My current project is 2,000 lbs. I don't see any product notes addressing this or showing a maximum cantilever. You can see in the original picture...
