[Healeys] Garage Design

[Oudesluys]

Sorry, I screwed up with the inches. The joists to be used in my opinion 
are min. 3" x 9" ( not 3"x 11") spaced at max. 20".
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Awgertoo at aol.com schreef:
> I am doing preliminary design of a garage and have a question for  the 
> smart guys here:
>
> The building will be of frame construction and will  be 25' wide. I would 
> like to put a loft with a plywood deck over a portion of  the main floor--the 
> dimensions of the loft being 25' square. The loft would be  used for light 
> storage with weight being exclusively on the sides and no  appreciable 
> weight in the center. I could tolerate some floor bounce if need be.  
>
> Here's the question: What size floor joists or fabricated wood trusses  
> would I need to adequately support the loft without any columns to the concrete 
>  floor below--in other words using a free span--and on what centers would 
> they  need to be? 
>
> I have read from one site that 16" floor trusses on 24"  centers will span 
> 27-1/2'. Any input  appreciated.
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