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Hi all,
I'm halfway done with the roof I'm building to cover the second-floor balcony. The balcony capacity was discussed in this thread (link).
I would appreciate any feedback on the structure I recorded in the attached video.
I plan to add 4x4 posts on both sides with knee braces to add one more connection between the short and long posts. I also need to add rafters on top and PVC sheets.
For the knee braces, I used 8-inch TimberLok screws. The rest is connected with Simpson accent angles and 3 1/2 inch structural screws.
The longest 2x4s are glued and screwed with Simpson structural screws.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get strata permission to drill into the house or the balcony, so I came up with this structure. I plan to tie it to the balcony supporting 2x8s with high tensile steel straps, about three for each side. Load-wise, it should be enough, although I understand it doesn't meet the code.
As you can probably see from the structure, I'm a complete newbie at this. I would appreciate any feedback if anything is terribly wrong. Thanks!
I'm halfway done with the roof I'm building to cover the second-floor balcony. The balcony capacity was discussed in this thread (link).
I would appreciate any feedback on the structure I recorded in the attached video.
I plan to add 4x4 posts on both sides with knee braces to add one more connection between the short and long posts. I also need to add rafters on top and PVC sheets.
For the knee braces, I used 8-inch TimberLok screws. The rest is connected with Simpson accent angles and 3 1/2 inch structural screws.
The longest 2x4s are glued and screwed with Simpson structural screws.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get strata permission to drill into the house or the balcony, so I came up with this structure. I plan to tie it to the balcony supporting 2x8s with high tensile steel straps, about three for each side. Load-wise, it should be enough, although I understand it doesn't meet the code.
As you can probably see from the structure, I'm a complete newbie at this. I would appreciate any feedback if anything is terribly wrong. Thanks!