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21st January 2007, 05:40 PM #1
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rafter spans
G day everyone
I got this carport to build problem is its 8.6meters by 6.5meters. I am not sure how to go about the rafters being 6.5meters. Is there anything that long that can stand a little water it will be covered in laserlight. Was thinking about colourbond rafters and beams but have never done that.Any help would be great
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robert
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21st January 2007, 07:20 PM #2
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try stratco.They make aluminium pergolas that you can cover with laserlite.
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21st January 2007, 10:38 PM #3
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according to the software a 300 x 45 hyspan lvl will single span 6.7 m for sheet roof with rafters at 900 centres
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21st January 2007, 10:45 PM #4
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Go to the bottom of this page and download the PDF Spanning Tables document. Gives you all the spans and how to put it all together.
http://www.bluescopesteel.com.au/go/...t-firmlok-beam
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21st January 2007, 10:54 PM #5
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Hi Robert
Originally Posted by austguy
Just a bit of advice and save yourself some grief and some money because after one season living under laserlight you will be pulling it down and replacing it with Colorbond. If you don't believe me send a PM to Damon_11
I have just designed a new patio cover for him to replace his Laserlight one because he can't live under it.
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22nd January 2007, 10:01 AM #6
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Mine's alright and I've got no problem with it. I've installed heaps. Originally Posted by Barry_White
Colourbond gives you shade and it's cooler and you can walk on it, but I wanted a clear roof. Mine doesn't squeak, but I've got a deciduous tree over the top of it that keeps dropping leaves and crap that you can see through the laserlite. I knew this would be a problem and I just have to keep sweeping it with a long broom since you can't really walk on laserlite, and it's tricky even walking on the screws in the battens.
I like a clear roof.
PM me if you've got some complaints that you don't want to air Bazza. I'll keep it to myself if you're worried about saying something wrong.
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