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Lean to / car port between house and garage.

randombar · 2022-04-06 12:05:00

Hi All, Just looking for some advice here. Looking to continue my leanto all the way to the shed. 4.3m wide by 2m length. I want to avoid a column in the middle so thinking I'll have to go with 4" box iron to carry the span. Thinking I need to build the steel into both walls as the garage wall is cavity block Concerns…

06-04-2022 01:05PM

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randombar

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Hi All,
Just looking for some advice here.
Looking to continue my leanto all the way to the shed.
4.3m wide by 2m length.
I want to avoid a column in the middle so thinking I'll have to go with 4" box iron to carry the span.
Thinking I need to build the steel into both walls as the garage wall is cavity block
https://capture.dropbox.com/a1Z5C1YDo28PCHeg
Concerns about uplift from wind.
Concerns about technically joining two buildings.
Any advice from all the fully qualified structural engineers here :D

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#2 06-04-2022 02:26PM

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As per the forum charter you won't get any structural advice here I'm afraid.

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