Dimensional planning woodshed

[jehr]

Hi,

I want to use this drawing for a firewood shed: https://www.byggbeskrivningar.se/bygg-med-limtra/bygg-en-vedbod/

But I would like to increase the width from 2230 mm to 5000 mm.

Will the glulam posts 115x115 and glulam beam 90x180 handle it, or should I move up a dimension?

The snow zone is 2.5

I tried looking at Svensk Trä for spans, but I don't know if 90x180 is an odd dimension since I couldn't even find it.

If I have to move up a dimension, maybe it will look odd, and it might simply be better to construct two firewood sheds according to the dimensions in the drawing.

Grateful for input

 

[MrDizzy]

If you only add middle posts for support, it should work to just increase the span in this case. (if I remember correctly what I learned a long time ago)

 

[fribygg]

But would like to increase the width from 2230 mm to 5000 mm

Will the glulam posts 115x115 and glulam beam 90x180 handle it or should you go up a dimension?

For a simple woodshed, you don't need such large dimensions, regular timber will do just fine and you can avoid the expensive glulam.

 

[jehr]

For a simple woodshed, you don't need such thick dimensions, regular timber works perfectly and you can skip the expensive glulam.ffwefef

For a simple woodshed, you don't need such thick dimensions, regular timber works perfectly and you can skip the expensive glulam.

Well, I have plenty of 145 treated timber beams left over from the deck build, so that might be something.

 

[fribygg]

How long?
If you're going for a few three compartments with maybe a 3m span, I think used 145x45 would be very strong, it's not like you'll have a pool or something similar on top, right? If you just use standard decking wood 28* 145 on edge with 2.3m between the posts it will hold but might give a slight sag which doesn't matter for a woodshed.

 

[LantbrukarN]

change the dimensions so that it is tall enough that you don't hit your head on the ceiling when bending in to load/unload wood in it, your scalp will thank you. And a slightly longer overhang on the front of the roof wouldn't hurt

 

[fribygg]

change the dimensions so that it becomes high enough so you don't hit your head on the ceiling when bending in to load/unload wood, your scalp will thank you. Also, a little longer overhang on the roof at the front wouldn't hurt.

In a typical residential area, however, you might need to adjust the dimensions so it doesn't become a building if the neighbors and the building committee are picky.

 

[Farstatjej90]

That one feels incredibly oversized. You could have halved the thickness of all that and it would still work excellently. At least that's what I think! .. snow load on that roof is something you don't need to think about either.🤔👍😊

 

[Mugmaz]

Talk about oversized😂

 

[fribygg]

That one feels incredibly oversized. You could have halved the thickness of all that, and it would still work excellently. At least that's what I think! .. snow load on that roof is not something you need to worry about either.🤔👍😊

If the pool is going to be on top, I think the dimensioning might be reasonable, though 90 mm thick laminated beams sound excessive, even then, 56 mm would have sufficed.

 

[fribygg]

Talk about oversized😂

The construction descriptions are indeed intended to sell timber...

 

[jehr]

How long? If you're aiming for a couple of sections with maybe a 3m span, I think used 145x45 would be very strong. It's not like you're putting a pool or something similar on top? If you're just using regular decking wood 28*145 on edge with 2.3m between the posts, it will hold, but there might be some sagging, which doesn’t matter for a woodshed.

They are 5.1 meters long! Maybe I can glue two together to make posts? No, I only plan to have snow on the roof.

Change the dimensions so that it's tall enough so you won't hit your head on the roof when you bend in to load/unload wood, your scalp will thank you. Also, a bit longer overhang on the front side wouldn't hurt.

I plan to increase the depth a bit so you can have three logs of 30 cm and they are still not in the "rain." But concerning the height, I agree. However, this is also meant to be a bit of a fence as well, where it would look nice if it were low over a longer span, simply.

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Thanks for all the other responses!

 

[kniv]

Glued laminated timber for a wood shed... Talk about burning money

 

[fribygg]

51 dm 45*145 on edge holds, I would still place a tvåfyra in the middle as support to make it easier to stack the firewood.

 

[fribygg]

Glued wood for a woodshed… Talk about burning money

Many of us use used pallets for wood storage, it's not very pretty but much more reasonable economically.