llyons
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I am new to this forum, and not sure if replying to a thread that is 5 years old will work, but here goes:
Similar to the original question asked, I am putting up a SteelMaster USA metal building (their A model) that is 25' wide by 26' deep. The two side walls, consisting of 13 overlapping arches that are bolted together, are the load-bearing walls that go down to the concrete slab and bolt to an Industrial Base Connector. The back wall is from the same company and is a non-load bearing metal wall. The front of the building is open, and I am building a "standard" stud wall using 2x6 studs, 16" O.C. I want to put a 16' x 7' garage door in the center of this front wall. The company has provided me with the proper connectors to tie the front wall to the load-bearing side walls where they end at the front of the building.
Here's my question: since the front wall is NON load-bearing, and will only have the weight of the wall, the garage door and the garage door header, without doing any engineering (and I don't have any programs mentioned in other replies to this thread), does anyone have an opinion on me using three 2x12x16' boards, with two 1/2" plywood spacers sandwiched between them, for my header? I intend to put copious amounts of glue between all pieces, and also stagger 3/8" x 6" carriage bolts about 12" center to center along the beam. In essence, I'm building a glue-lam beam I think. I will then use double-jack studs on each side of the door for more bearing surface for the beam to sit on. I just need to research the best way to tie the beam to the jack studs and king studs.
What do you think? Is it overkill? Is it not enough? I read here about someone that used 2x12s to span 16' and had a 5/8" deflection - probably a load-bearing wall. I don't see how, given what I intend to do, that this would not be very sufficient, but since I'm not an engineer nor an inspector, I thought I'd see if I can get some expert opinions! Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. And lastly, should I post this as a new thread so subscribers will see it?
Thanks! LES
Similar to the original question asked, I am putting up a SteelMaster USA metal building (their A model) that is 25' wide by 26' deep. The two side walls, consisting of 13 overlapping arches that are bolted together, are the load-bearing walls that go down to the concrete slab and bolt to an Industrial Base Connector. The back wall is from the same company and is a non-load bearing metal wall. The front of the building is open, and I am building a "standard" stud wall using 2x6 studs, 16" O.C. I want to put a 16' x 7' garage door in the center of this front wall. The company has provided me with the proper connectors to tie the front wall to the load-bearing side walls where they end at the front of the building.
Here's my question: since the front wall is NON load-bearing, and will only have the weight of the wall, the garage door and the garage door header, without doing any engineering (and I don't have any programs mentioned in other replies to this thread), does anyone have an opinion on me using three 2x12x16' boards, with two 1/2" plywood spacers sandwiched between them, for my header? I intend to put copious amounts of glue between all pieces, and also stagger 3/8" x 6" carriage bolts about 12" center to center along the beam. In essence, I'm building a glue-lam beam I think. I will then use double-jack studs on each side of the door for more bearing surface for the beam to sit on. I just need to research the best way to tie the beam to the jack studs and king studs.
What do you think? Is it overkill? Is it not enough? I read here about someone that used 2x12s to span 16' and had a 5/8" deflection - probably a load-bearing wall. I don't see how, given what I intend to do, that this would not be very sufficient, but since I'm not an engineer nor an inspector, I thought I'd see if I can get some expert opinions! Thanks in advance for any advice you can give. And lastly, should I post this as a new thread so subscribers will see it?
Thanks! LES