BJordan
Eight Pointer
I have a 20'x20' storage building and am wanting to attach a 20'x12' leantoo to the back of it. Whats the best way to attach the joists to the existing building? The existing building is T111 siding and the leantoo will be mounting to the side with the "A" part of the roof. The building is built on pillars and the rear of the building is 30" off the ground so there is plenty of room to mount it and still have headroom under the leantoo. This is what I have in mind so far.
4 5"x5" poles spaced eveny across the 20' direction and using 12' 2x6" spaced 16" on center. The poles will be in the ground 11' from the building giving me 1' of overhang. Is 11' to far for a span for 2"x6"? Not sure what pitch I'm going with on the roof either. Roofing material will be tin with firring strips. I was thinking of attaching a 2"x6" to the builing and attaching a 2x4 to the bottom of it to make a shelf for the joists to sit on and then just attach them with nails toenailing them. I'm also not sure the best way to set the joists on the poles, notch the poles and set a 2X6 on them, then set the joists on the 2x6 thats attached to the poles?
Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.
4 5"x5" poles spaced eveny across the 20' direction and using 12' 2x6" spaced 16" on center. The poles will be in the ground 11' from the building giving me 1' of overhang. Is 11' to far for a span for 2"x6"? Not sure what pitch I'm going with on the roof either. Roofing material will be tin with firring strips. I was thinking of attaching a 2"x6" to the builing and attaching a 2x4 to the bottom of it to make a shelf for the joists to sit on and then just attach them with nails toenailing them. I'm also not sure the best way to set the joists on the poles, notch the poles and set a 2X6 on them, then set the joists on the 2x6 thats attached to the poles?
Any tips or advice will be greatly appreciated.