SteveBenson
Silver Member
>I'm not sure I agree that the continuity is important provided that the building is braced adequately. I am currently in the middle of a pole barn project (I'll post pictures soon).
Continuity is extremely important if the post or beam is going to be loaded to a full working load. Morton's posts are over-designed so they can get away with the weaker splicing.
A properly braced building still needs to handle significant wind loads. Proper bracing just distributes the load more evenly (away form the base of the post).
>Now I will say that if I wasn't using the T&G sides (which add alot of stability) I would install diagonal metal bracing all the way across each and every wall.
Me too, and on the roof as well /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Continuity is extremely important if the post or beam is going to be loaded to a full working load. Morton's posts are over-designed so they can get away with the weaker splicing.
A properly braced building still needs to handle significant wind loads. Proper bracing just distributes the load more evenly (away form the base of the post).
>Now I will say that if I wasn't using the T&G sides (which add alot of stability) I would install diagonal metal bracing all the way across each and every wall.
Me too, and on the roof as well /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif