I am planning on constructing a 20 x 40 garage with 10’ walls for boat storage.
Due to zoning regulations the maximum building height cannot exceed 14’
I plan on putting a 10’ x 10’ roll up garage door on the 20’ end.
Is there any way this structure can be built without ceiling joists, due to clearance problems with the garage door and to allow for boat maintenance?
Thanks
Chad
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I'd recommend scissors trusses. Bottom chord is pitched up in center--like an upside down "V" at a shallower pitch than the top chord, instead of bottom chord being straight across.
How about sliding doors? There is hardware which will snug them up pretty tight, and you could use the barn practice of extending the tracks out from the sides of the building to allow for a wide opening.
If you get rid of the overhead door hardware, you may be able to be more creative with your framing problem. Maybe use steel rods and turnbuckles as truss chords and eliminate some wood.
You might want to check on a comercial door that rolls up into a box, rather than along tracks. This will give better clearance (it also means that a ceiling mounted light is not blocked by the open door).
The other alternative is to use swinging doors (could even argue that it would be more traditional for a boat shed . . . )
A truss like the one I have attached might work for you.
But it would have to be run by your local truss guys to see what would fly.
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I like that.
Gives a space to get the o/h door track in. Wonder if this structure is getting a ceiling.Occupational hazard of my occupation not being around (sorry Bubba)
How bout a structural ridge?
How does your zoning dept define maximum height? Here in SLC it's defined thusly: The height of accessory buildings with pitched roofs may not exceed 17 feet, as measured from the finished grade to the midpoint of the roof (halfway up the roof).
How will they measure your roof height?
The other question is where do they measure finish grade from if the lot is sloped.