I’m working on an amendment to require rafters to meet minimum span requirements without the need for purlin bracing. In the last year I have not seen a home built that could not be built without the necessity for purlin bracing.
Before biting my head off please here me out? I’m in Tornado Alley, and if you watched the news lately you know that we have been beaten up pretty bad in central Oklahoma. One of the problems I see contributing to the destruction is the use of 2 X 6 rafters necessitating the use of large double LVL beams to support the purlin braces; when they could have used 2 X 8 or 2 X10 rafters and not have had to use purlin braces at all. Imagine these huge beams stretching across the attics being hit by a tornado which use them as a tool of destruction. In some cases I’m talking about double 16” LVLs stretching some 20 odd feet and more in the attic.
Before I go off the deep end, do you see any problems with what I’m trying to accomplish. I’ll not take any suggestions or criticisms personally.
Thanks,
UncleBob
Before biting my head off please here me out? I’m in Tornado Alley, and if you watched the news lately you know that we have been beaten up pretty bad in central Oklahoma. One of the problems I see contributing to the destruction is the use of 2 X 6 rafters necessitating the use of large double LVL beams to support the purlin braces; when they could have used 2 X 8 or 2 X10 rafters and not have had to use purlin braces at all. Imagine these huge beams stretching across the attics being hit by a tornado which use them as a tool of destruction. In some cases I’m talking about double 16” LVLs stretching some 20 odd feet and more in the attic.
Before I go off the deep end, do you see any problems with what I’m trying to accomplish. I’ll not take any suggestions or criticisms personally.
Thanks,
UncleBob