Fire safe construction 3 floor performance and tj pro rating 4 5 section 1.
													
																	2 x 6 roof joist span. 
									
	
		
	
																	Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more. 
																	For heavy roofs or in. 
																	While a 2 6 might be nearly double the cost of a 2 4 you can likely space the 2x6s further apart negating the added expense of increasing your lumber width. 
																	Span length for 2 6 rafters. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	In areas with mild climates patio roofs are generally designed for loads of 30 psf pounds per square foot. 
																	Also available for the android os. 
																	An syp 2 6 rafter at 24 o c. 
																	2 are indicated below. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	An essential part of planning a patio roof or gazebo project is determining the number size and spacing of rafters beams and posts according to the loads they will carry. 
																	2 6 shed roof rafters are enough for nearly any type of shed a homeowner wants to build. 
																	9 16 tji joists design properties 6 floor span and load tables 7 8 tips for preventing floor noise 8 allowable holes 9 cantilevers 10 11 roof span and load tables 12 13 framing. 
																	For example in the rafter span table below the highlighted cell in the 40 live load table indicates that 2 x 8 southern yellow pine joists that have a grade of 2 that are spaced 24 apart can have a maximum span of 10 feet 3 inches 10 3 if designing for a live load of 40 lbs ft 2. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	It covers 2 common lumber species and sizes at 20 pounds per square foot load. 
																	Although 2 x 4 s are included in the official table they are not listed because it is never advised to use them. 
																	Maximum rafter spans for a patio roof. 
																	Can span up to 13 4. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	For example the highlighted cell below shows that a 2 x 6 southern yellow pine joist with a grade of 2 and spaced 24 apart can have a maximum span of 10 feet 0 inches 10 0 if you are designing your structure to support a plaster ceiling. 
																	1 ft 0 3048 m. 
																	Another option are 2 x 8 rafters spaced 24 inches o c. 
																	1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	Douglas fir maximum horizontal roof rafter span for lumber grade selected structural and no. 
																	Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os. 
																	2 x 12 s are not listed because you can span pretty much whatever you want. 
																	Trus joist tji joist specifier s guide tj 4000 july 2019. 
															
													
									
	
		
	
																	In making your choice consider how you will insulate your insulate your roof.