I beams for shed roof

Jul 31, 2003 3 Replies

Hi all,



I'm thinking of using timber I beams for my new shed roof (in place of solid timbers). A couple of questions:



[1] Are there any problems with using these in a shed environment, where they won't be exposed to weather, but will be subject to higher humidity than they would be in a house.
[2] I can't find any span tables for I beams - I need to span
6m, only end supports, and only a box profile roof at 6 degrees. Any idea where I can find a suitable table?

TIA


See this web site:

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are very light and very strong. T&P now do them.

Can you buy them "off the shelf" now ? Last time i asked, I got the whistle through the teeth and "Oh no, we have to do all the necessary calculations for you"

Steve

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