Posted by Northvale PA on May 06, 2017 at 09:28:57 from (24.112.182.86):
In Reply to: Re: Barn loft support posted by Bob Harvey on May 05, 2017 at 15:58:11:
You are correct. An 18' span would need an 18" beam. Way too big. The span needs to be cut down to about no more than 12' or so. I stack hay on oak 2x6 joist upper floors but only 4 bales tall. Span is about 12'. They do deflect at least an inch and several have cracked, which I then add another in. I did not build the barn but put in 3x8 beams as replacements. So one question is how high will you stack? In mom's barn we went up about 16 layers and deflected the oak 3x8's a good 1" or more. Kinda scary. If you see cracks, too much weight!!!
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