Off-Grid Mountainside Income & BarnBuild Ep 27 | Framing 32' Wall, These Windows Get Headers!

Off-Grid Mountainside BarnBuild Ep 27 | Framing 32' Wall, These Windows Get Headers!
Unlike the other two walls, this one is load bearing, all the rafters will be laid on top of this wall, so I needed to put in headers to support and distribute that weight down to the foundation.
Utilizing advanced framing techniques, building science and a limited budget, we set out to build an affordable living quarters/workspace above an animal barn. We want the building to reflect our existing home's modified Saltbox shape, but of course with our own design and eye for clean lines, functional features while utilize resources our Appalachia homestead provides us.
You'll find this in the beams and columns from Poplar and Black Locust felled at the building site, to locally sawn Hemlock for traditional board and batten siding site finished using the Japanese wood treatment Yakisuki (aka Shou Sugi Ban).
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[@MrWaldorfian]

I've never seen headers done like this. Headers are supposed to be as thick as the studs themselves. Usually they are done with 2x10s or bigger depending on the span with a filler strip of 1/2' plywood to thicken the header to match a 2x4 stud.

[@PoeRunCraftProvisions]

Yes, that is true for a lot of 2x4 construction, along with jack and king studs etc. There is a lot information about 2x6 framing using insulation between a 2-ply header, or just sizing a single header and insulating the wall as normal. When calculating the opening over the door, I could have used 2-ply header, but 2x12 #1 SYP was more than strong enough. Thanks for sharing your knowledge!

[@MrWaldorfian]

@@PoeRunCraftProvisions Just wondering, do you have to get permits and inspections where you are? I have heard you mention anything about that.

[@PoeRunCraftProvisions]

We are outside the city limits, so we don't need permits for building which I both understand and think is a little crazy given some of the construction I've seen in West Virginia. I had a structural engineer confirm, not stamp, the footing/wall and soil. The framing etc is built at the minimum to 2021 IRC, but most is oversized for the application like the column, beams, footer, joists & rafters. The log beams and posts were calculated from timber-framing books and are about 40% oversized. I appreciate your comments, you've obviously got way more experience and it's helpful for me to make sure I've got it right or correct a problem. David

[@MrWaldorfian]

@@PoeRunCraftProvisions I know that building standards and technique vary around the world. Thanks for sharing your build with everyone. Very interesting.