How's it going all,
I have a structural question. Do you, fellow Draftspersons/Engineers/Architects, use an Engineer to figure your snow/rain loads for a roof? or do you do the math yourself?
You can email me privately if you want it to be kept confidential. I am looking through my Building code(s) and previously I was using an Engineer to calculate my truss' makeup, but I don't think it would take very long for me to figure out how the math behind all this works.
I do understand that I still need an Engineering stamp of approval, but instead of paying heavy sums of money (which they do deserve) I am thinking of doing my own calculations and letting them read it over to give me a lighter bill.
Something I heard not to long ago from one of my Engineering buddies, is that they use software which creates the truss for you. Now I never really thought of asking if the truss would be spec'd for a set load (dependent on locations) or if it would just be designed to look pretty?
Anyways, give me a shout back if anyone has a comment...