Where the roof pitch is less than three units vertical in 12 units horizontal 25 percent slope structural members that support rafters and ceiling joists such as ridge beams hips and valleys shall be designed as beams.
Irc roof beams.
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Span charts and 2012 irc building codes for girders and headers.
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Includes span tables for all load bearing locations and the number of jack studs.
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The irc section r902 1 requires class a b or c fire resistant roofing only in jurisdictions designated by law or where the edge of the roof is less than 3 feet from the property line.
Jurisdictions in the us do not commonly require fire resistance classifications for roof coverings on one and two family residential dwellings.
These charts are for 30 pound per square foot snow load on the roof.
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All other data is available on page 121 of the 2012 international residential code.