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Blazer's 85 Suburban "Twinkie"

How do you get away with such wide spans and no support for the roof?
any insulation in the Walls?
 
How do you get away with such wide spans and no support for the roof?
any insulation in the Walls?
It's a pole barn. Least that's what they call them. So the roof is trussed.
The walls have R19 in them. Just have to figure out what to put above the walls to the ceiling.
 
Trussed or not, it just looks like a long ways between trusses to support snow loads:dunno:
Trusses themselves look doubled and STOUT.
Just odd seeing that much area between them.
 
Trussed or not, it just looks like a long ways between trusses to support snow loads:dunno:
Trusses themselves look doubled and STOUT.
Just odd seeing that much area between them.
They have 2x6's that connect the trusses together then the metal roof goes on top of that. Not much snow has even stayed on the roof, seems to slide off really easy.
 
Those trusses would never make code in MI.
Mine are 36’ span, 2x6 bottom cord, 6/12 pitch, 2’ on centers, with 2x4 stringers every 2’ going up to the peak.
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Those trusses would never make code in MI.
Mine are 36’ span, 2x6 bottom cord, 6/12 pitch, 2’ on centers, with 2x4 stringers every 2’ going up to the peak.
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Different type of building Dave. Mine is a pole barn. I am guessing that they build then nation wide, well somebody does.
 
Mine is a pole barn too. I guess they just do things different out there!

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Mine are only on the poles too.

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It's a different design, both work and I don't believe the code anywhere specifies the spans, the structural engineer does and he is responsible for it. Your posts and trusses are massive multiple layers and the runners horizontally are resting on them.
What is that span? 6 feet? 8 feet?
2x6 would be good up to 10 feet span
 

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