Post And Beam Roof Design

First roof area assembly.

Post and beam roof design.

The image below shows a cross section of our simple 12 x 13 house from the joist span tables section of this tutorial. Post and beam home design. Continuing on from part 3. And cdx fir plywood.

However you should remember that good passive solar design principles suggest that the northern side of your home should have an eave instead to allow for the controlled entry of sunlight into your home during winter. Roof designs for a post beam home. Let s consider a basic gable wood roof framing design. Go over to the board end on the ground walk this up a ladder attach rope to it and tie this to its post.

Set one end of the board up on a ladder attach rope to it and tie this to the top of the post it will be fastened to. In this example 5 inches will be used for both. Here we have a wood framed gable roof. On the posts panel click the edit post defaults button and set both width 1 and width 2 to match the beam width of 5.

Click ok to close the floor beam defaults then set the placement to under joists. Floor beam span tables of residential structural design we will now look at roof rafter and beam design. Under the general panel of the floor beam defaults dialog set the depth and width of the beam. Use rope to raise the board if the beam placement is high and the board is very heavy.

Exposed ridge beam collar ties or purlins for cathedral areas as required and 6x8 douglas fir plate beams typically 2x12 spruce rafters 2 o c. The first roof area is constructed with heavy timbered components that are secured to the ridge beam and second floor beams. Verandahs can be placed on either or both sides of your home and also on both ends if you desire.