So this table could accommodate a house with a total rafter span or house width of 32 feet.
Roof rafter rafter span tables residential.
Straight line interpolation shall be permitted for intermediate spans and design values.
The international codes i codes are the widely accepted comprehensive set of model codes used in the us and abroad to help ensure the engineering of safe sustainable affordable and resilient structures.
The above spans are based on american softwood lumber standard sizes.
These rafter span tables provide the best reference to quickly and easily determine the maximum span for all grades of southern pine according to the 2018 international residential code.
All other data can be found in the 2012 international residential code rafter spans.
1 inch 25 4 mm 1 foot 304 8 mm 1 pound per square foot 0 0479 kpa.
Rafter span tables use these two tables for roof rafters with a slope of 3 in 12 or less.
The 2015 span tables for joists and rafters updates the 2012 edition and provides a simplified system for determining allowable joist and rafter spans for typical loads encountered in one and two family dwellings and is referenced in the 2015 international building code and 2015 international residential code.
Rafter span table and 2012 irc requirements these rafter spans are for 2 lumber a ground snow load of 30 psf the ceiling not attached to rafters and a dead load of 10 psf.
Ceiling joist span use this table to determine the maximum lengths of ceiling joists based on species of lumber joist spacing and joist size.
Applications according to the 2018 international residential code.
These eight tables are based on 16 o c.
Be sure to use rafter clips on every rafter not nailed into a ceiling joist.
These span tables assume installation of at least three joists or rafters that are spaced not more than 24 on center.
The spans in this table are based on a maximum supported rafter span of 16 feet where the supported span is the total horizontal distance spanned by the roof rafters divided in half not the diagonal distance or the length of the rafter.
The focus is 20 psf live load.
Rafter spans can be extended slightly beyond what the rafter tables suggest when there is a cantelever extending beyond the supporting wall.
Use these two tables for roof rafters with a slope greater than 3 in 12.
