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Old 04-26-2007, 12:50 PM
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Freestanding patio cover
just wanted to run this by the group:
1) lumber for headers between posts was Yellowood 1 1/4 x6 deck boards (don't know the exact dimension but it is used as deck flooring, looks like about 1 1/4 by 6). So, it's not a true 2x6 but there was one on each side of the post). Shouldn't these be a true 2x6?

2) Support posts were Yellowood 4x4's embedded in concrete patio slab.Deck was freestanding. Shouldn't the posts have diagonal braces to the headers since it is freestanding? I could push on the post and get the patio cover to sway. Also note the rafter ties attached with screws, some holes not filled.
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Old 04-26-2007, 02:26 PM
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Re: Freestanding patio cover
If it sways it needs bracing right? Not brain surgery. Bracket to the side wall of the home not a bad idea either.
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Old 04-26-2007, 03:03 PM
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Re: Freestanding patio cover
1x lumber is 3/4"
2x is 1-1/2"
5/4 is 1-1/4"

It is called 5/4 as that is what you are getting, starts out different than 1x and 2x.

Those diagonal braces would be 'knee braces', and, yes, in most areas, you would want to install them with most construction methods. With enough steel brackets, angles, supports, etc., they would replace the need for knee braces as they would have a certain amount of built-in rigidity.

Nailed or bolted lumber does not make for tight and rigid joints. Meaning things can sway.

I would be careful about anchoring it to the house, you could cause leaks at the attachment points.

If it sways, regardless 'how much steel' is there, it needs bracing, typically that would be diagonal bracing or maybe just knee bracing (knee bracing does not extend down as far as diagonal bracing).
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Old 04-27-2007, 05:32 AM
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Re: Freestanding patio cover
I agree, if it sways it needs bracing. I was hoping for something in the IRC that said so, but I couldn't find any bracing requirements for patio covers.
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I agree, if it sways it needs bracing. I was hoping for something in the IRC that said so, but I couldn't find any bracing requirements for patio covers.

Eric,

Don't think of it as a "patio cover", think of it as a "structure" ... then apply the rules for a "structure".
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If it sways, regardless 'how much steel' is there, it needs bracing
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