Roof Weight Load
I am looking to put a roof deck on our brownstone. I’ve been given a million different answers to the simple question: how much weight can the roof hold? I understand that the snow load is probably the governing variable (80pf?), but was hoping someone could confirm. Also, anyone use pedestals and pavers to create…
I am looking to put a roof deck on our brownstone. I’ve been given a million different answers to the simple question: how much weight can the roof hold? I understand that the snow load is probably the governing variable (80pf?), but was hoping someone could confirm.
Also, anyone use pedestals and pavers to create a roof deck? Any problems? Thanks.
Can’t you also build a deck on a wood frame supported by 4 x 4 posts? I’ve been on a bunch of decks and very few of them involved steel.
For my structural engineer to figure out our roof load, we needed to investigate exactly how the roof was constructed (i.e. get to the joists, figure out the dimensions of joists, distance between joists, thickness of roofing material on top of joists, type of roofing material) before we could get our answer.
Perhaps if you can provide this information about your roof, someone on the site might be able to give you a more reliable answer. On the other hand, I dont know if you shouldn’t just get a structural engineer to figure it out, instead of basing something this important on hearsay.
When roof decks are construction they are not put directly on the roof (or I should say, they shouldn’t be put directly on the roof). Rather, steel I-Beams are customarily laid across the roof, resting on the party walls made of stone or brick. The deck framework is then constructed on the I-Beams, completely abouve the actual roof.
snow load is dead weight load, you need to know the live weight load for a deck