Post #597823 by rterry on Fri, Jul 15, 2011 11:11 PM

Thanks Sur for a very good detail...

My problem now is still the same in away... if he used 2 by 8 materials to fraim the joist/ top plate (rafter sit on) for an 8 by 8 structure I still stress a bit on using 2 by 8 for a 10 foot span since it seems all the "sheer" will fall on them at the center... also, do the corner brackets not support the structure in some way? are they really purely decoration?

Maybe a third post , just not sure...

thanks for the help again