Sloped roof without a collar beam?

[Kurtivan]

I am planning to build a roof over the entrance to our old summer house and intend to use roofing tiles as the covering. To achieve sufficient slope, I'm considering if I can attach the roof beams directly to the posts at the far end? They will stand at a distance of 120 cm, and between them, I plan to attach a 45 x 145. Surely that should work?

 

[larsbj]

If I understand you correctly, each "takstol" will rest on its own column, and that is a useful construction, larger buildings often use that solution. So it works fine.

 

[Kurtivan]

Yes, exactly. Each post is 100 x 100, I was thinking of notching out 45 mm on the side, bevel cut so that the joists have something to rest on.

 

[Kurtivan]

Hmm, haven't gotten around to it, just thought about it some more... Maybe one should instead use cardboard as roofing and have a lower pitch, but instead make a hipped roof. What makes me hesitant is what the construction should look like then.

 

[Kurtivan]

Back to the original plan then...

 

[Kurtivan]

The result, a bit of wall remains up towards the ceiling and some form of railing....

The entrance that was intended in the middle of the long side was moved to the left short side for practical reasons.