Well, I've finished my oven!
Now I?m ready to build the enclosure. I plan to use 4? wide block and ?? Hardy Backerboard for the side walls and pitch the roof using metal rafters. Coat the vertical walls with Quikwall colored red and maybe experiment with some decorative tile, although I?ve been warned about the freezing cracking them. I have reclaimed roof slate for the roof which I?ll wire to hat channel using no sheathing.
My problem is coming up with the layout for the rafters. I have searched the FB site and the web and haven't found any instructions on using metal studs to make rafters. I live in RI and worry about heavy wet snow buckling a metal stud (even 2 together, making a solid beam). I?ve thought of using some stops between the rafters and some metal plates used for wooden truss fabrication. Has anyone come across instructions on how to build rafters from metal studs? Each half of my pitched roof will be about 5?x7?. I guess I could use wood but I?d prefer not to.
I posted my question yesterday to a thread started by Jaronimo last year with two gracious replies by Gulf and Tscarborough. I thought I would re-post and see if traction goes up.
Any thoughts?
Thank you,
Greg in RI
Now I?m ready to build the enclosure. I plan to use 4? wide block and ?? Hardy Backerboard for the side walls and pitch the roof using metal rafters. Coat the vertical walls with Quikwall colored red and maybe experiment with some decorative tile, although I?ve been warned about the freezing cracking them. I have reclaimed roof slate for the roof which I?ll wire to hat channel using no sheathing.
My problem is coming up with the layout for the rafters. I have searched the FB site and the web and haven't found any instructions on using metal studs to make rafters. I live in RI and worry about heavy wet snow buckling a metal stud (even 2 together, making a solid beam). I?ve thought of using some stops between the rafters and some metal plates used for wooden truss fabrication. Has anyone come across instructions on how to build rafters from metal studs? Each half of my pitched roof will be about 5?x7?. I guess I could use wood but I?d prefer not to.
I posted my question yesterday to a thread started by Jaronimo last year with two gracious replies by Gulf and Tscarborough. I thought I would re-post and see if traction goes up.
Any thoughts?
Thank you,
Greg in RI
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