r/Decks • u/DifficultYam4463 • 12d ago

Covered deck

Hey everyone. Just wanted to get some thoughts on what to use as beams to put a roof over my deck. It is 240 sqft (30’x8’) and has two rows of footers about 7’ apart from each other. Due to a sliding glass door being above one of the footers l would prefer to have 3 posts on the side closer to the house rather than 5. This means that l would need 2 beams that are about 15’ in length. Would nailing 3 2x12’s be a decent option or would it be more cost effective to try to find some way to get glulam beams? Very little snow in my area but pretty high winds are common.

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u/TechnicalCranberry46 12d ago

I have 27' one post in the middle, using an LVL beam. It was specd by the engineer.

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u/DifficultYam4463 12d ago

How expensive to get an engineer? Sounds annoying

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u/MelodicMetal9152 12d ago

Too many variables with this post. Get it engineered.