I'm building a cabin (treehouse summer house thing) and I'm wondering what the maximum overhang I can get away with for the pent roof with these dimensions and materials please....
wooden building is 8ft x 10ft (2.4m x 3m). I've used 3x2 all around. Wall studs spaced every 450-500mm on centre. Roof joists every 400mm on centre. Roof OSB 18mm thick. Height at the front is 1.9m and 1.7m at the back.
I want the sides to overhang by 300mm and back overhang where gutter is about 75mm overhang.
However its the front I was wondering if I could overhang it by 525mm (nearly 2ft)? - or is this too much overhang and risking it if there's strong winds?
(so the overall dimension of the roof would be 3m x3.6m (or 10ft x 12ft).
btw, its already built on a platform that is 6-7 ft off the ground too. So I'm concerned that if it's overhanging too much it could add extra leverage on windy days and move the structure a wee bit (although the frame below it is very strong and supported by loads of posts and there is no movement at all within the floor).
wooden building is 8ft x 10ft (2.4m x 3m). I've used 3x2 all around. Wall studs spaced every 450-500mm on centre. Roof joists every 400mm on centre. Roof OSB 18mm thick. Height at the front is 1.9m and 1.7m at the back.
I want the sides to overhang by 300mm and back overhang where gutter is about 75mm overhang.
However its the front I was wondering if I could overhang it by 525mm (nearly 2ft)? - or is this too much overhang and risking it if there's strong winds?
(so the overall dimension of the roof would be 3m x3.6m (or 10ft x 12ft).
btw, its already built on a platform that is 6-7 ft off the ground too. So I'm concerned that if it's overhanging too much it could add extra leverage on windy days and move the structure a wee bit (although the frame below it is very strong and supported by loads of posts and there is no movement at all within the floor).
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