Hi,

Are are first time owner builders this year doing most of the work ourselves.  I am attaching floorplans and elevations and wondering if I could get some help brainstorming on framing techniques.   In our county in Colorado you need an engineered foundation but you do not need to hire an engineer for the structure.  The plans were designed by us and drawn up by a coworker.

My main question at this point is if we should use a structural ridge beam and how to figure that out.

Thanks in advance for any info or advice anyone might have.