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    building a flat porch roof

    Thats a very good document and I believe that I have most the info required and will make sure that the code is complied with. Thanks again.
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    building a flat porch roof

    Thanks again for the reply... I was refering to the currently popular wooden I-beams - I will look into gluelam ( I believe it is 5X more expensive and I havent seen them around here, we will see) and yes I understand that aluminum and steel act like a battery - thanks for the reminder -...
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    building a flat porch roof

    boo1 and RockEngineer Thanks for the replies... I do appreciate it. - attachment to the house is ok ( it is brick wall with cement blocks as backing! ) - likely that few bricks will be removed to embed the 5 ft beams - the snow load is about the average in new york area.. - post length -...
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    building a flat porch roof

    that will be in couple years will be converted to a balcony with following spec... - Approx. 5ftX 20ft - Snow bearing using engineered I beams for the 20 ft spans and 4X4s for 5ft spans ; what I-beam thickness/quality should I use to support the balcony and can I use two 4X4 posts to...

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