Floor and roof systems for use with loadbearing structural concrete masonry walls serve three primary functions.
Roof on masonry walls.
Solid 11 2 inch 38 mm lumber shall fully support the patch and shall be secured to the existing sheathing with 8.
Roof trusses attach to a ledger that is on top of a block wall.
How to frame a roof against a brick wall roof types.
Holes that extend horizontally from roof framing member to adjacent roofing framing member that are less than or.
The most common roof to wall intersections involve either a gable roof with its ridge running perpendicular.
They function as diaphragms transmitting lateral wind and seismic loading through the walls to the foundation.
A ledger is a horizontal board that is attached to the top of the the wall.
And they act to support the walls from out of plane loads.