I am drawing a patio and have trouble letting go of an idea. The patio's roof will be approximately 4.5x11 meters. Where it's supposed to be, there is currently a spruce tree that is over 11 meters tall.
How difficult can it be to use this spruce as a ridge beam instead of a laminated beam? The rest of the construction will be "store-bought wood." So only the ridge beam in timber.
How do you go about processing such a mast? Should it be dried and treated in any special way?
How difficult can it be to use this spruce as a ridge beam instead of a laminated beam? The rest of the construction will be "store-bought wood." So only the ridge beam in timber.
How do you go about processing such a mast? Should it be dried and treated in any special way?
Guessing you planned to place rafters (gable roof) resting on the ridge beam and sheathing in between? If so, you don't need to put very high strength requirements on it. It really only braces the construction laterally (if even that - in practice, the sheathing does this). You probably don't need to worry too much about knots in any case. The problem is if you can get an 11m long beam somewhat straight once it has dried. You don't have that problem with a glulam beam. It depends a bit on the requirements.
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