Residential Roof Dead Load

Floor live load 40 psf floor dead load 20 psf during construction a 20 piece stack of 5 8 in.

Residential roof dead load.

Light frame wood roof with wood structural panel sheathing and 1 2 inch gypsum board ceiling 2 psf with asphalt shingle roofing 3 psf 15 psf. Girder load width half joist span live load on roof local requirements for wind and snow. The dead load on a roof is the weight of the roof structure itself along with any permanently attached materials or structures on the roof so it must be designed first of all to support itself. At the time the trusses are sheathed with in.

Ft dead load of roof of wood shingle construction 10 lbs. Foot ceiling construction gypsum sheetrock finish 10psf floor construction carpet or vinyl 10 psf hardwood floor 12 psf ceramic tile 15 psf. By 4 x 12 gypsum board is stored near the mid span of two of the trusses with the long dimension parallel to the trusses. When used for storage only dead load of attic floor not floored 10 lbs.

With tar and gravel. 50 psf x 14ft 700 pounds per lineal foot. It is important to list live load dead load and total load separately because live load is used to compute stiffness and total load is used to calculate strength. With conventional clay tile roofing.

910 pounds per lineal foot. The values for dead loads in table 3 2 are for commonly used materials and constructions in light frame residential buildings. Dead loads consist of the permanent construction material loads comprising the roof floor wall and foundation systems including claddings finishes and fixed equipment.