How To Calculate Beams, Headers, and Footers Part 1

This is Part 1 of How to Calculate Beams, Headers, and Footers. This is a subject that can be a little hard to find information on so I have created this tutorial to help take some of the mystery out of it. It is undoubtedly one of the most important things to know how to do if you are designing homes.

0:00 Intro
1:15 – How weight is transferred from the Roof to the Pier Footer
2:57 – Explanation of Tributary Width
4:20 – Girder Truss Support
5:20 – Roof Loads, Shingle and Metal vs Tile
7:25 – Soil Bearing Value
8:17 – Manually Calculating a Real World Example
10:23 – How to Create a Pier Footer Chart

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How To Calculate Beams, Headers, and Footers Part 1
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