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Ridge beam, shmidge beam. Who needs them?
And, aren't collar ties the answer for all sagging roof systems?
Those questions are among framers' most commonly asked. And also a hot offshoot of the recent post on over-engineering. As promised in that thread I dusted off the column I wrote a couple years back for NAHB addressing both questions and posted it on my home blog. I would have posted it here but it contains 6 sketches and this site only allows three per post. So look at it there and let's discuss it here. Here is the link directly to the article:
http://www.constructioncalc.com/blog/structural-design/collar-ties-and-ridge-beams/
And, aren't collar ties the answer for all sagging roof systems?
Those questions are among framers' most commonly asked. And also a hot offshoot of the recent post on over-engineering. As promised in that thread I dusted off the column I wrote a couple years back for NAHB addressing both questions and posted it on my home blog. I would have posted it here but it contains 6 sketches and this site only allows three per post. So look at it there and let's discuss it here. Here is the link directly to the article:
http://www.constructioncalc.com/blog/structural-design/collar-ties-and-ridge-beams/