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S sur2baja Tiki Centralite Joined: Dec 01, 2006 Posts: 29	S sur2baja Posted posted on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 10:57 PM In the East and Midwest, people tend to double up 2X's but on the West Coast we tend to use the bigger lumber and not double up. I have no idea why. Now I don't have to deal with snow loads being on the left coast but I would I suggest refer to your local building requirements, look at your span table and use what is required by code. Again, go heavier than anticipated. You wont have sagging or deflection. For a good discussion on roof dynamics read on: http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27536&forum=1

In the East and Midwest, people tend to double up 2X's but on the West Coast we tend to use the bigger lumber and not double up. I have no idea why. Now I don't have to deal with snow loads being on the left coast but I would I suggest refer to your local building requirements, look at your span table and use what is required by code. Again, go heavier than anticipated. You wont have sagging or deflection.
For a good discussion on roof dynamics read on:
http://www.tikicentral.com/viewtopic.php?topic=27536&forum=1

Post #597937 by sur2baja on Sat, Jul 16, 2011 10:57 PM