A roof garden designed to cool a building should use materials that are not heat retainers (lumber, grass, walking tiles) placed on a double sandwich screed to further keep out any stored heat from the roof slab and prevent water seepage. Planting materials should be used to provide shade an...
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(1) Building a Patio Cover No special tools or skills are needed. Just keep in mind common dimension lumber and standard size panels when laying out your design. (1) Post foots should be approximately 14" deep and 12" across. Set 8" x 3/8" bolt about 3" deep into poured concrete f...
All these types are efficient insulators and are usually of sufficient density to hold the weight of a normal roofing material without the need for lumber bridging. If you live in an area where snowfall is prevalent, please consult your local building official for snow load requirements. Certi-...
And they have to work with several different species of lumber. On most residential trusses the tooth holding is gonna be the bigger factor. Shear comes in to play on larger trusses or very unusual ones. The government is like a baby's alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end ...