Load bearing calc
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audi321

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5,702 posts

229 months

Monday 10th March
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Hi all, just wondered if anyone knew of a 'back of a fag packet' way to work something out quickly.

Roof trusses and tiles onto a single skin garage wall, nothing else........just seeing if I'll get away with thermalite blocks (3.6N/mm2) or dense ones (7N/mm2).

I know when the drawing are done it will all be spec'd out, but I'm in the very early 'in my head' stage, so just was wondering.

bobtail4x4

4,031 posts

125 months

Monday 10th March
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the trusses sit on a wallplate to spread the load,

garages have been built like this for years,
however thermalite is overkill in a garage,