I'm going to build a shed and store wood in half of it.
I'm planning to cast piers and wondering how close I should place them?
On the piers, I plan to have support beams 2+170mm where I will then build a floor and frame.
The floor area I plan to have is 5.4x7.2m.
I'll probably have about 30-40m3 of wood, so that's quite a weight, and then a metal roof.
I'm planning to cast piers and wondering how close I should place them?
On the piers, I plan to have support beams 2+170mm where I will then build a floor and frame.
The floor area I plan to have is 5.4x7.2m.
I'll probably have about 30-40m3 of wood, so that's quite a weight, and then a metal roof.
A quick calculation: three rows of carrying beams 2x170 mm high, each supported by 4 plinths, i.e., a total of 12 plinths, is probably the most optimal. Other dimensions of the beams give different results. This is something one can fine-tune quite a bit.
If you are going to stack wood there, make sure there is air; you can leave out every other board in the floor where the wood will be stacked to ventilate from below. The walls shouldn’t be tight either, and there should be gaps near the eaves.
The stacking is done with about 5 cm between the stacks, which allows them to dry well. To achieve those centimeters, place a few sticks against the first row at regular intervals upward and continue stacking, which locks it in place.
The posts [plintarna] 125 so there is something to lay the beams on, and felt [papp] on top between the post and the beam.
The stacking is done with about 5 cm between the stacks, which allows them to dry well. To achieve those centimeters, place a few sticks against the first row at regular intervals upward and continue stacking, which locks it in place.
The posts [plintarna] 125 so there is something to lay the beams on, and felt [papp] on top between the post and the beam.
A diameter of at most 150 mm seems reasonable.
U-beams that you embed are probably easiest if you have leveled the height of the plinths. Otherwise, there are advanced variants that can be fine-tuned in height afterward. Splicing girders correctly actually requires knowledge of structural mechanics, but that's advanced. If you want to splice them over a support, you should have U-beams where both beams fit side by side. Let them overlap at least 80 cm and screw them together with many screws.
Yes, it’s probably best to have as few splices as possible. According to my drawing, I have splices at each plinth fixture. But if I have support beams that are 4.8m instead, then there will be fewer splices and I’ll place a plinth where the splice comes? How does that sound?J justusandersson said:
Very good. You make better use of the material that way.
Absolutely, as you have installed an extra socket for this purpose. The splice plate should preferably be positioned at the top of the beam when it is shorter than the beam's height.
There is wider iron so there is more support for the beams at the bottom, and there are wider and slightly longer nail plates, then it will be good. Use anchor screws and pull with them, not nails, so you don't break the construction.
You should have fixed and even spacing between the plinths in a systematic way. If you need to splice at another place, insert an extra plinth. Use beams as long as possible.