I've had 2 questions about beams, but they have both been about what I'm calling beam #2 because I'm building 4 beams, and if I call the northernmost beam #1 and the southernmost beam #4 then the 2 questions I asked previously related to #2 which I had been working on.
This question will relate to beam #1 which I had actually start building first, I started the first 3 boards after the first 2 footings were dug and poured, and then I moved to interior footings because there was a lot of obstructions to deal with before I could dig more footings for beam #1.
My plans specified 7' on center spacing for my posts. I knew for beam #1 that my 4th post would be right at the plumbing stack, so I planned to put the 4th post at 4'8" spacing to the 3rd post, same spacing between 4th and 5th post and 5th and 6th post, then resume 7' spacing to the end. I cut the 3rd board accordingling before I had placed the post under the end.
Now as I removed obstructions, dug and poured footings, I ended up doing things differently. Spacing between post 3 and 4 is more than the 4'8" planned, so the end of the board is not centered over the post. In the picture below, the end of the board in question is shown with a red arrow pointing to it.
Before I continue building the beam, I wanted to ask if I can use this as is by using a tie plate such as Simpson TP57-R http://www.strongtie.com/ftp/catalogs/c-2011/C-2011-p187.pdf or if I need to scrap the beam and start over.
Additional info: This is a triple 2x10 beam. Of the 3 boards, the board in question would be the outermost board. The center board does not have a joint at post #4, and is not in place yet, and the inner board would have a joint at post #4 which would be placed such that it is centered over the post.
This question will relate to beam #1 which I had actually start building first, I started the first 3 boards after the first 2 footings were dug and poured, and then I moved to interior footings because there was a lot of obstructions to deal with before I could dig more footings for beam #1.
My plans specified 7' on center spacing for my posts. I knew for beam #1 that my 4th post would be right at the plumbing stack, so I planned to put the 4th post at 4'8" spacing to the 3rd post, same spacing between 4th and 5th post and 5th and 6th post, then resume 7' spacing to the end. I cut the 3rd board accordingling before I had placed the post under the end.
Now as I removed obstructions, dug and poured footings, I ended up doing things differently. Spacing between post 3 and 4 is more than the 4'8" planned, so the end of the board is not centered over the post. In the picture below, the end of the board in question is shown with a red arrow pointing to it.
Before I continue building the beam, I wanted to ask if I can use this as is by using a tie plate such as Simpson TP57-R http://www.strongtie.com/ftp/catalogs/c-2011/C-2011-p187.pdf or if I need to scrap the beam and start over.
Additional info: This is a triple 2x10 beam. Of the 3 boards, the board in question would be the outermost board. The center board does not have a joint at post #4, and is not in place yet, and the inner board would have a joint at post #4 which would be placed such that it is centered over the post.