What is the allowable span for a 4x4 pine beam supporting a
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JustAnswer Customer: What is the allowable span for a 4x4 pine beam supporting a roof on an 8ft wide building?
walkereng: Consultant: I can help
walkereng: Consultant: What are the dimension of the building?
JustAnswer Customer: 8 ft wide by 26 ft long.
JustAnswer Customer: Rafters run parallel to the 8 ft length and have a 1" to 12" slope.
JustAnswer Customer: The header is in the wall the rafters set on.
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walkereng: Consultant: So the roof is 8' wide.
walkereng: Consultant: It will be supported on one side by a wall and the other side by a 4x4 header?
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walkereng: Consultant: Does the roof overhang the header at all?
walkereng: Consultant: Can you see my chat comments?
walkereng: Consultant: What city and state do you live in so I can look at possible snow load?
JustAnswer Customer: Only 4" overhang.
JustAnswer Customer: I need the header to span a 6ft door but I only have 4" space above door.
JustAnswer Customer: Northern indiana zone 5
walkereng: Consultant: Is this going to be Southern Pine?
JustAnswer Customer: Angola is the city
JustAnswer Customer: Yes
walkereng: Consultant: Your in the 20 psf snow load area, let me run a few numbers.
JustAnswer Customer: Okay
walkereng: Consultant: A Southern Pine 4"x4" #2 grade beam will span 6'-3'.
walkereng: Consultant: You will have approx.
walkereng: Consultant: 0.3" of deflection at the midspan under full load.
walkereng: Consultant: This is assuming a 20 psf snow load and a 10 psf dead load
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walkereng: Consultant: I can attach a printout of my calculations, but they will not be signed.
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