Well done, as someone who ends up doing a lot of work on their own as well, I love this stuff. One thing to note, many times you refer to this as a ridge beam and I do feel it's important to differentiate between that and what this actually is, a ridge board so as not to confuse anyone who doesn't know the difference. If someone reading this doesn't know the difference, please check before deciding this lamination technique is for you.
When joining the ridge boards,the sandwich method will work but keep in mind the sandwich needs to sit below the top of your ridge board about an inch so it doesn't cause a hump in your plywood due to the difference in angle
Yes, that was a struggle for me. I measured all the distances as my walls were slightly off as well. I do have some humps in the roof which really bugs me. If I were to do it again, I would lightly plane some of the rafters.
Hey! I am building an A-frame, and the plans show two 1-3/4" ridge beams at 48' long made from LVL, which creates a 3.5" thick beam. I'm pretty sure I can do this, but I wanted to see your thoughts: Cant I break these up into 12 foot sections and stagger the joints between the two LVLs? For example, I would start with a 6' and 12' LVL on one end, and keep adding ridges as I lay the rafters. The ridge beam is structural, but its not load bearing.
I'm not an engineer so this is just an opinion. It sounds like you have a ridge board and not a ridge beam. In that case as long as you have the right fasteners you should be able to overlap as you are describing. Mine is basically a weaker version of your approach.
Well done, as someone who ends up doing a lot of work on their own as well, I love this stuff. One thing to note, many times you refer to this as a ridge beam and I do feel it's important to differentiate between that and what this actually is, a ridge board so as not to confuse anyone who doesn't know the difference. If someone reading this doesn't know the difference, please check before deciding this lamination technique is for you.
Simple and great way to do it! I'm Surprised your videos is one of the few that goes over joining ridge boards together
When joining the ridge boards,the sandwich method will work but keep in mind the sandwich needs to sit below the top of your ridge board about an inch so it doesn't cause a hump in your plywood due to the difference in angle
Yes, that was a struggle for me. I measured all the distances as my walls were slightly off as well. I do have some humps in the roof which really bugs me. If I were to do it again, I would lightly plane some of the rafters.
This is EXACTLY what I was thinking about doing to span a 50ft space. Perfect.
Good job in the ridge beam. Thank you for sharing this video.
Thanks!
Awesome job!
Thanks!
I got what your doing it took me twice to watch it but great idea. The way you put together the ridge board,do you think that would pass code
For my local code in Texas it did pass and was inspected.
Hey! I am building an A-frame, and the plans show two 1-3/4" ridge beams at 48' long made from LVL, which creates a 3.5" thick beam. I'm pretty sure I can do this, but I wanted to see your thoughts: Cant I break these up into 12 foot sections and stagger the joints between the two LVLs? For example, I would start with a 6' and 12' LVL on one end, and keep adding ridges as I lay the rafters. The ridge beam is structural, but its not load bearing.
I'm not an engineer so this is just an opinion. It sounds like you have a ridge board and not a ridge beam. In that case as long as you have the right fasteners you should be able to overlap as you are describing. Mine is basically a weaker version of your approach.
@@BiancoLand_ Thanks, I confirmed with the inspector. I need to find a new engineer lol