Posted by gun guru on November 08, 2009 at 14:02:22 from (66.227.197.240):
In Reply to: Engineered Beams posted by tlak on November 08, 2009 at 11:26:35:
I put an upstairs addition on an older home 15 years ago. That addition had 24' long engineered floor trusses, they worked well and spaned the width of the house--24' (real nice) But.....those engineered trusses cost double of 2x12s.
Engineered floor trusses are needed where there is no center footing under the foundation of a home. (like my old house)
In my home that I built 10 years ago I used 2x12s 16" OC. I had 175 2x12s for the floor 16 feet long. (the cost of engineered floor trusses would have added $3-4 thousand to the lumber package.) Engineered trusses have their place.
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