Had a real long morning. Working on a small custom at the moment. There have been many, many changes and this one has caused me to realize that Im not an architect.
It was suggested to me that some windows be moved to the center of a bump out room. O.K no problem. Now the porch post is centered in that window. A post in the middle of a window. You dont wee that often. Great, How can I fix it? Well, move this over there, dig more post holes and add some post. Here is the deal: I need to put a post w/ a roof load in the middle of a 7’2″ span on a double 2×10 girder. Can I do it?
What else do you need to Know?
Bobby
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A photo would help... naah... absolutely necessary.
Posts beside a foundation wall will have to go right to the footing level to do anything-and due to the moisture, should be concrete.
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Dont have any pictures yet.
The porch is 7' x 28'8". the post holding up the girder /roof are 7'2 centers. I now have a window centered in the middle of the porch at 14'4"( post is centerd as well). Can I move the post over to the sides of the window? If I do that, I will have a post splitting the 7'2" span below post to post.which are holding up the dck.
Design? Is it O.K to hae a post cneterd infront of a double 3" window?
Never good to have a post centered in front of a window... but without seeing the framing in photograph or at least seeing the original plans I can't comment much.
What I can say is that if you are moving the posts and you are confident of the structure, the placement of all the posts should be symmetrical. Rather than offsetting the posts to the edge of the window-push them out a couple of feet further. Clustering posts will help the look in the uneven centers... does this make sense to you?
Say, two posts near the end with something decorative between, two on either side of the window... change to 5 or 6' centers between pairs of posts.
Remember, just vague ponderences without seeing it.
Rules to architectural detailing is holding the viewers interest, keeping it balanced and in proportion to what is adjacent-without overdoing it.
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