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Old 10-16-2010, 11:11 PM   #1
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I AM IN NEED OF INFO FOR MY METAL CARPORT ROOF.I WANT TO HAVE AN AREA 32FT WIDE AND 20 FT LONG.MY QUESTION IS I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE INSIDE AREA UNDER ROOF WITHOUT ANY SUPPORT.IF ANYONE COULD TELL ME WHAT SIZE BEAM I WILL NEED TO SPAN THE 32FT FROM SUPPORT POST TO SUPPORT POST. MY ROOF PNLS ARE 29GA METAL PNLS 3FTx20FT.I LIVE IN FLA SO NO SNOW TO CALCULATE. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE CLIFF

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Big beams.
Best to ask an engineer.
And have your cheque book handy because they won't be cheap.

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