Exposed tails and bracket for support
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The model for the eave detailing is seen on architect Ross Chapin’s design called “Morgan Hill,” and a couple clips are attached here from Chapin’s website where plans are sold.
Take a look. This house as shown, was built somewhere near Seattle, and not up at elevations where snow loads occur. Our building will be in a location where we design for a 90 psf ground snow load.
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As shown in the callout, the timber is either a solid-sawn member, or a hollow, done with 1.5 thicknesses "top" and "bottom," and 7/8 "sideplates," encasing a square section of structural tubing inside. Beam analysis needed to see about this, whether solid sawn (species, grade) or tubing (which wall thickness needed) will suffice.
Ideas for simplification?
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
The thing I dislike about large overhangs with steep pitches, as in this one at 12:12, is how it makes it impossible to do the siding and frieze underneath, when you get up into that shady top end.
It may be best to devise a way of sequencing the work so that the stucture can be dried in, and have the roof overhang done in sequence with the exterior finish work, doing the bracket bases, siding around all, doing the frieze detail, all painting and staining done, then progress with the tails and brackets, planking, etc., and shingling UP TO and then weaving under that above.
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"A stripe is just as real as a dadgummed flower."
Gene Davis 1920-1985
Gene,
Heres one
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