A lean-to
#1
Started building a lean-to.
Something like this:
   

   

Smiley-eatdrink004
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by:
#2
Must be nice building and not being concerned with snow loads.
Looking good.
Free advice is worth exactly what you payed for it.
Greg
Reply
Thanks given by:
#3
Now I did take a couple of photo's before I started but somehow I deleted them Chin 17428 

And yes the beam fixed to the wall is sloping - I'm sure there is something wrong with my spirit level Big Grin  Big Grin   Big Grin 
Also marked out the holes for the posts and removed the grass.

   

   

   

The red on the sheeting is the reflection of the sun setting. Just in case you thought it was on fire. Cool
Smiley-eatdrink004
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by:
#4
Greg, There is a snow load, not much of one but there is.
All I do is look on the roof sheeting manufacturers data for the spacing of the roof trusses and go with that. Cause every 30 years or so we do get snow.  Smile 
Very few collapse because of snow but the roofs do become air born with the high winds and storms.
Smiley-eatdrink004 
DaveH
 
Reply
Thanks given by:
#5
If you do get snow then do you also get ground freezing? If so you might run into problems with the posts moving which could cause separation at the wall. If this is an issue, you should consider the post foundations below frost line to make them stay in place.
Steve S
Check out MyShopNotes on youtube.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#6
We don't really get ground frosts, it can drop to freezing point at ground level maybe an hour or two before the sun rises.
Where I live frost isn't as far as I know taken into account when building.
Smiley-eatdrink004 
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by:
#7
Just as a matter of interest, how deep is your frost line?
Smiley-eatdrink004 
DaveH
Reply
Thanks given by:
#8
Where I am it's ~ 3 feet so we do our posts at 4 feet depth.
Steve S
Check out MyShopNotes on youtube.
Reply
Thanks given by:
#9
Same here, about 3 feet but where I lived in northern Alberta water lines were buried 8 feet and would freeze if the ground had no snow cover.
Free advice is worth exactly what you payed for it.
Greg
Reply
Thanks given by:
#10
So what is the lean to going to house Dave?
Andrew Mawson, proud to be a member of MetalworkingFun Forum since Oct 2013.
Reply
Thanks given by:




Users browsing this thread: 1 Guest(s)