I am building a detached shed roof carport with a 3-12 slope. The high end is about 14 ft. There is a breezeway about 4ft wide between carport and the house that is free standing as well. See photo from back of the carport. There is a 12ft rear extension of the carport roof for a covered deck. There are 3 lines of post delineating the carport and breezeway. All 2×12 beams and rafters (24” OC). Carport width 15 ft, carport length 20ft plus add 12ft for covered deck.
Hope that is clearish.
I am concerned with lateral support. I am building a wall at end of the carport (2×4@16, 1/2” plywood) that you see in photo and I am building a similar wall along one side of the carport.
Is there a guide to lateral bracing somewhere? Should I brace the tallest posts of the carport or the breezeway or both? If so, how best to brace? Looking for some guidance rather than brace everything and overkill it and spend money I don’t have like my spouse says I tend to do.
I will finish up sheathing and bracing and call for township framing inspection asap.
Brad in Tiny, Ontario, Canada
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Your local inspector and codes department will weigh in, but it seems to me that if the roof rafters are properly attached to the house, the roof and wall sheathing should provide support to keep all your columns vertical. there will be a fastener schedule to use for this.
You did not mention your beam sizing or span.
At this point, you probably have had the framing inspection done. What did they have to say?