Raised on a Deere
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- Aug 7, 2013
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- Lawrenceburg Ky
- Tractor
- Ford Dexta, Branson 6530c Yanmar Lx490 Power reverser
I have a sturdy old 32x40 tobacco barn that I need more space. Have decided to add a 15' add-on enclosed shed for tractor and or travel trailer storage. A 40' long driveway. I already have and so will be using 18'x6"x6" posts for the wall to be covered with metal and a bunch of 16' 2x10s for rafters, header boards and such. I am running the new roof under the barn 10"overhang snug under the existing 2x4 fascia. The barn rafters are on 2' centers and the shed roof needs to be 16" on center.
My first thought was to run a double 2x10 header board and butt the rafters against it with joist hangers which I have boxes full but I got to looking at that and thinking there could be pull forces. I could lower the header and run the rafters on top but haven't thought of a good way to attach. It would have been nice to just lap the rafters to the barn rafters but the spacing is wrong, The barn rafters are 2.5x2.5' oak with 10' span to next row of posts, not much to lap to) and just doesn't work out with the new roofing slipping under the old corrugated metal roof.
There are millions of barns with add on sheds. How did they attach the rafters? How would you do it. BTW the barn outside wall being attached to, has cedar posts on 7'6" centers (has to do with the desired spacing of the hanging rails for tobacco) with an odd one at the end.
I already have dug my holes for the concrete set of the posts but I can move the wall in or out a few inches to accommodate a different hanging strategy.
My first thought was to run a double 2x10 header board and butt the rafters against it with joist hangers which I have boxes full but I got to looking at that and thinking there could be pull forces. I could lower the header and run the rafters on top but haven't thought of a good way to attach. It would have been nice to just lap the rafters to the barn rafters but the spacing is wrong, The barn rafters are 2.5x2.5' oak with 10' span to next row of posts, not much to lap to) and just doesn't work out with the new roofing slipping under the old corrugated metal roof.
There are millions of barns with add on sheds. How did they attach the rafters? How would you do it. BTW the barn outside wall being attached to, has cedar posts on 7'6" centers (has to do with the desired spacing of the hanging rails for tobacco) with an odd one at the end.
I already have dug my holes for the concrete set of the posts but I can move the wall in or out a few inches to accommodate a different hanging strategy.