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That wood has plenty of character very nice!
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Looks about as tight to the ground as mine! Code here is 2x10's for the beams, and 2x8's for the joists. I had no choice but to go 2x8's and 2x6's. I went with one more beam than necessary, which spaced them closer together.
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Yeah it was built with a wheelchair ramp in mind and was part of what appealed to us when we bought it. My mom is in a chair and having the house be wheelchair friendly makes it more appealing to visit. We're going to basically redo it the same as it was with a few tweaks and actually use pressure treated wood this time.
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Mine is pretty tight to the ground. 3 beams the full length (24'), and a 4th beam right at the back door. It is 20' out from the house at the left side, and 17' on the right due to the jut out. Ruby Cameo for @Sunfire96 !
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Fences make great neighbors
Solar array prep structural modifications done. Sistered all the rafters under the array and added knee walls. Building inspector signed off on it so now it's time to work outside in the sun where it's cooler. <g>
Wow love your work Man REenforced the trusses it looks
Aye, if they were modern trusses instead of the 1959 stick built roof I wouldn't have had to do anything. But with the snow loads we get here the structural engineer told me what needed to change.
That would be shredded newsprint. Cellulose insulation.
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Is that fireproofed? I've never heard of that being used like that. Mind you my loft is another bedroom now and insulated with 100ml of Celotex panels so no room for further insulation.
Yes it is. The previous owner had it blown in on top of the original fiberglass insulation. I had to shovel it around to work, very dusty stuff.
Are those 2x6 rafters? I say that because I think 2x8s wouldn't need to be sistered with that knee wall.
So outside, these panels will probably pay your electric bill from now on, mostly. Any local storage? Or just straight grid-tie?
Yup they're 2x6 and they're 19' 8" long. The array weighs 2560 lbs and then there's the 70psf snow load here.
The simulator says the array should make about 18900 kWh per year and we use about 19500 kWh. Electric heat (ground source heat pump).
No storage just straight grid-tie.
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Cool!
I just had my attic topped up to 19" thick of that cellulose, better than R60 now. The existing insulation was brutal. You could see the tops of the rafters, and the rafters are 2x4. Half of the upstairs was cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. We are seeing a difference in the comfort level on the top floor now. Lower bills will be a bonus.
I just had my attic topped up to 19" thick of that cellulose, better than R60 now. The existing insulation was brutal. You could see the tops of the rafters, and the rafters are 2x4. Half of the upstairs was cold in the winter, and hot in the summer. We are seeing a difference in the comfort level on the top floor now. Lower bills will be a bonus.
