new porch span and load questions
good day all
i’m adding a porch to the rear of my house and have a couple of questions regarding loads and spans.
the porch will be 12 x 19 ‘. attached to the house and resting on three piers on the outter edge.
for the piers i was thinking of using 6×6 western red columns on 14″ diameter piers. based on my calculations the max load would be 2250 psf on each post.
the header would be 3 – 2x 10’s max span would be 7.5 feet , the load per foot comes out to 380 #
and i was planning to use 2x 8’s rafters and joists 24″oc with 5/8″ osb
headers, rafters and joists will be southern yellow pine
any directions to simple span and load tables would be appreaciated
any comments are also appreciated
thanks all
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here you go - SpanClac online
http://www.awc.org/calculators/span/calc/timbercalcstyle.asp?species=Southern+Pine&size=2x8&grade=No.+2&member=Floor+Joists&deflectionlimit=L%2F360&spacing=16&wet=Yes&incised=No&liveload=40&snowload=-1&deadload=10&submit=Calculate+Maximum+Horizontal+Span#answer