Hey Kyle! Thanks for checking out my channel! I don’t mind answering at all. Yes you can span 30ft with no supporting walls. The trusses I used here are 16in tall. To span that far without supporting walls you would have to use 24in tall trusses.
There is nothing wrong with nails and we could have but we wanted a stronger connection because there is a lot of wind up on top of the hill where we built this. I’m sure nails would have been perfectly fine, just a personal choice. I’ll probably never do it again though lol took more time for sure!
@@jamesofalltrades479 I was always under the impression that nails were stronger than screws. I asked about nails because I didn’t know anyone that framed with screws specifically because of sheer strength. Were you using some kind of structural screw?
@@MrSpatia I know that nails have a sheer strength of 250lbs, not sure about screws. This is the first time I’ve used screws on a house. I build all my small building out of screws though like sheds, chicken coops, dog houses, stuff like that. You just need to make sure it is square when assembling because with screws, stuff doesn’t want to move after assembly. Just because of the time factor I will probably never use screws on a whole house again otherwise I feel like it’s stronger.
Good job!
Thanks man, I appreciate that! I hope you have a great day!
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Question, on this build. could it be open span with no walls. or support walls needed. ? If you don't mind answering
Hey Kyle! Thanks for checking out my channel! I don’t mind answering at all. Yes you can span 30ft with no supporting walls. The trusses I used here are 16in tall. To span that far without supporting walls you would have to use 24in tall trusses.
Is the on center of the floor truss 24 inches?
No sir, 16in on center
What is the length of each truss?
Those were 30ft trusses
Guy accidentally farts...then falls in ditch...lol
😂 yea, gotta pick on my brother, it’s my job!
how much its cost Open web floor trusses piece thank you
Hello, it cost 7,000 bucks for all the floor trusses. about 230 bucks each
@@jamesofalltrades479 whats dimension are your building thank you
@@theapplefooler4656 your welcome! 30ftX40ft. 16in spacing
About 1200 screws so far.
Wow lol only a few thousand to go!
Why not use nails?
There is nothing wrong with nails and we could have but we wanted a stronger connection because there is a lot of wind up on top of the hill where we built this. I’m sure nails would have been perfectly fine, just a personal choice. I’ll probably never do it again though lol took more time for sure!
@@jamesofalltrades479 I was always under the impression that nails were stronger than screws. I asked about nails because I didn’t know anyone that framed with screws specifically because of sheer strength. Were you using some kind of structural screw?
@@MrSpatia I know that nails have a sheer strength of 250lbs, not sure about screws. This is the first time I’ve used screws on a house. I build all my small building out of screws though like sheds, chicken coops, dog houses, stuff like that. You just need to make sure it is square when assembling because with screws, stuff doesn’t want to move after assembly. Just because of the time factor I will probably never use screws on a whole house again otherwise I feel like it’s stronger.
@@MrSpatia the screws I used were outdoor 3in decking screws. T-25 bit
@@jamesofalltrades479 Not for nothing but decking screws don't meet code for where we live (Alberta - Canada). You cannot frame with them here.