Building Your Own Laminated Posts Useing 2 X 6 Lumber

Post frame laminated columns.

Building your own laminated posts useing 2 x 6 lumber.

Find 6 in x 6 in pressure treated lumber at lowe s today. Another consideration to keep in mind when you are specifying a beam is its resistance to bending. In fact there may be a few advantages. Q instead of supporting decks with treated 6x6 posts is it okay to assemble support columns using four treated 2x6s instead.

Most stock beams widths for residential construction include 3 1 8 3 1 2 5 1 8 5 1 2 and 6 3 4 inches. It is also relatively easy to find stick glulam beams available in i joist compatible depths. One is 27 and a half feet the other one is 31 feet. A dick hackbarth p e a structural engineer in st.

A triple 2 10 beam has a bending resistance factor of 64 2. Southern yellow pine is a popular wood species for barn posts because it can absorb a lot of preservative stain or other sealers. About 10 apart in a grid. If you re using glulam for nonresidential applications you can also have custom members made.

The moment resisting ability of a wood member is calculated from fb x cd duration of load 1 6 for wind x cm 0 85 wet service factor for dimensional lumber x cr repetitive member factor for 3 members. Can i use rough saw lumber full dimension 2 x6 to laminate a 6x6 post. By using different sizes of lumber you can build the post to any dimension you require. There s nothing inherently wrong with building up a 6x6 column out of four 2x6s as long as you can keep water out.

Be your own. Post frame laminated columns. Ship to store free. It will exceed load ratings for a solid 6 x 6 because of the varying grain of the separate members.

Add plywood between the 2x10s and the factor increases 15 to 73 7. This procedure produces an 10 foot long 8 by 8 laminated post. Shop quality framing posts and columns and save big on your construction project with menards. I joists engineered lumber.

Add to list click to add item 2 x 6 laminated 4 ply column 2400 msr to your list. To compare built up wood beams i multiply beam width by beam depth squared and then i divide the product by 6. The beams will be three ply pressure treated sp number two 2 by 12s using 12 foot long lumber cut to fit the distances between the supporting posts.