My "dream house" is constantly in need of renovation... while waiting for the construction plans for my extension to be completed, I thought I'd replace the roof on my patio. I plan to switch to multiwall polycarbonate instead of the current corrugated plastic. The previous owner was so clever to use logs as load-bearing beams. Of course, untreated, leading back towards the slope for maximum moisture penetration and beginning rot.
Of course, I thought I'd remove them. Do you think it's enough to replace these with two beams with double pressure-treated 45x170? (Red marking on the image) I plan to anchor the post shoes in the rock with chemical anchor.
It seems to be something similar in the far corner of the picture. Is that correct?
In terms of strength, it should probably be fine (to bear the weight), but there might be a risk that it becomes a bit wobbly in the long direction depending on how the other side of the construction looks...
If the other end is attached to a house, I would say it's all good
In terms of strength, it should probably be fine (to bear the weight), but there might be a risk that it becomes a bit wobbly in the long direction depending on how the other side of the construction looks...
If the other end is attached to a house, I would say it's all good
Thanks for the reply!1977bjorn said:
It looks like there might be something similar in the far corner of the picture. Is that correct? Structurally, it should be fine (to support the weight) but there could be a risk of it being a bit wobbly in the long direction depending on how the other side of the construction looks... If the other end is attached to a house, I would say it's fine
Yes. All the overhead beams are anchored to the facade. How can one eliminate any potential wobbliness? Choose something other than post bases for attachment?
Best answer
If the left side in the picture is secured to a house, then it's fine. I was mainly thinking if it was free-standing, it might get wobbly since the old logs look quite sturdy. In the other direction, you can see a diagonal brace to stabilize the wobbliness
Big thanks for the input!If the left side in the picture is attached to a house, then it's fine. I was mostly thinking that if it was standalone, it might have become wobbly based on the old logs looking quite substantial. On the other axis, you can see a diagonal brace to counteract the wobble