WEIGHT OF WALLS, FLOORS AND ROOF CALCULATOR version apr 8 2007

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Enter numbers under yellow cells only SEE USER HINTS AT THE BOTTOM OF PAGE.
MAKE NO ENTRIES WHERE FONT IS BOLD. THESE ARE FORMULAS
JOB NAME: BOBS COUNTRY RESTAURANT

COMPONENT WALL
ENTER UNIT SIZE SEGMENT SIZE

MATERIAL
THICK
EXPOSED EXPOSED HOW
inches or
FACE FACE WT PER ENTER ENTER TOTAL TOTAL MANY TOTAL WT
decimals of
1= HORIZ
inches no VERT WT PER UNIT SIZE LENGTH HT IN UNITS TO SEGMENT SEGM PER
WALL MATERIALS YES INCHES
Fractions INCHES CU FT to left IN FT FT BUILD WT ENTS SEGMENT
LOG 0 6 12 12 35 0.0 1.00 16.00 16 0 1 0
HOLLOW CONC BLOCK 1 8 16 8 80 47.4 1.00 8.00 9 427 1 427
DOWNPOURS 1 5 5 96 150 208.3 0.41 1.00 0 26 1 26
SOLID LINTEL 1 8 12 16 150 133.3 1.00 1.33 1 133 1 133
SOLID CONC COLUMN 0 16 16 12 150 0.0 1.00 1.33 1 0 1 0
SOLID CONC FOOTING 1 16 12 12 150 200.0 1.00 1.00 1 200 1 200
SOLID CONC WALL 0 12 12 12 150 0.0 10.00 10.00 100 0 1 0
STEEL COLUMN 0 3 3 96 489.6 0.0 0.25 8.00 1 0 1 0
STEEL PLATE 0 1 12 12 489.6 0.0 20.00 1.00 20 0 1 0
STEEL PANELS 0 0.0935 12 12 489.6 0.0 10.00 20.00 200 0 1 0
PURLINS 0 0.125 12 12 489.6 0.0 20.00 1.00 20 0 1 0
WOOD SIDING 1 0.75 12 12 36 2.3 1.00 10.00 10 23 1 23
WOOD SHEATHING 1 0.5 12 12 35 1.5 1.00 10.00 10 15 1 15
WOOD STUDS 1 2 4 12 27 1.5 0.50 8.00 12 18 1 18
DRYWALL 1 0.5 12 12 60 2.5 1.00 16.00 16 40 1 40
WOOD PLANKING INT 0 0.75 6 120 35 0.0 4.00 20.00 16 0 1 0
WOOD PLANKING EXT 0 6 12 12 35 0.0 10.00 10.00 100 0 1 0

COMPONENT FLOOR
ENTER UNIT SIZE SEGMENT SIZE

MATERIAL EXPOSED EXPOSED HOW

THICK
FACE FACE WT PER ENTER ENTER TOTAL TOTAL MANY
inches or
1= decimals no HORIZ VERT WT PER UNIT SIZE LENGTH HT IN UNITS TO SEGMENT SEGM
FLOOR MATERIALS YES Fractions INCHES INCHES CU FT ENTERED IN FT FT BUILD WT ENTS TOTAL WT
2X6 T & G 0 2 120 6 35 0.0 2.00 24.00 10 0 10 0
WOOD SHEATHING 0 0.5 12 12 35 0.0 2.00 2.00 4 0 1 0
WOOD STUDS 0 2 4 12 27 0.0 1.00 8.00 24 0 1 0
DRYWALL CEILING 1 0.5 12 12 60 2.5 1.00 16.00 16 40 1 40
WOOD PLANKING INT 0 0.75 6 120 35 0.0 4.00 20.00 16 0 1 0
5/8" WOOD PANELS 0 0.625 96 48 35 0.0 10.00 10.00 3 0 1 0
3/4" WOOD PANELS 1 0.75 12 12 35 2.2 8.00 1.00 8 18 1 18
2X4 FLOOR TRUSSES 1 4 12 24 18 12.0 0.40 10.00 2 24 1 24
TILE 1 0.66 12 12 120 6.6 1.00 5.00 5 33 1 33
2X4 WOOD FLOOR JOISTS 0 2 4 144 35 0.0 0.33 12.00 1 0 1 0
2X6 WOOD FLOOR JOISTS 0 2 24 96 35 0.0 8.00 1.00 1 0 1 0
40 PSF LIVE LOAD 1 12 12 12 40 40.0 1.00 8.00 8 320 1 320
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ENTER UNIT SIZE SEGMENT SIZE

MATERIAL
EXPOSED EXPOSED HOW
THICK
FACE FACE WT PER ENTER ENTER TOTAL TOTAL MANY
inches or
1= HORIZ
decimals no VERT WT PER UNIT SIZE LENGTH HT IN UNITS TO SEGMENT SEGM
ROOF MATERIALS YES INCHES
Fractions INCHES CU FT ENTERED IN FT FT BUILD WT ENTS TOTAL WT
2X6 T & G 1 2 120 6 35 29.2 2 24 10 280 10 2,800
1 X 6 T& G 0 1 120 6 35 0.0 10 10 20 0 1 0
50LB SHINGLES 0 0.25 12 12 50 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
METAL ROOF PANEL 1 0.062 12 12 489.6 2.5 1 12 12 30 1 30
TILE 0 0.66 12 12 120 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
LIGHT WT TILE 0 0.66 12 12 70 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
CEDAR SHAKES 0 0.25 12 12 27 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
4' INSULATING PANELS 0 4 12 12 65 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
6" INSULATING PANELS 0 6 12 12 65 0.0 10 10 100 0 1 0
1/2" WOOD PANELS 1 0.5 12 12 35 1.5 1 12 12 18 1 18
5/8" WOOD PANELS 0 0.625 96 48 35 0.0 10 10 3 0 1 0
3/4" WOOD PANELS 0 0.75 96 48 35 0.0 2 20 1 0 1 0
2X4 WOOD TRUSSES 1 4 48 24 14 37.3 1 12 2 56 1 56
SOLID WOOD BEAM 0 4 48 24 36 0.0 4 2 1 0 1 0
WOOD SHEATHING 0 0.5 96 48 35 0.0 10 10 3 0 1 0
90 LB ROLL ROOFING 1 0.0625 12 12 30 0.2 2 24 48 8 1 8
FURRING STRIPS 0 0.75 2 96 35 0.0 0.166 8 1 0 1 0
2X4 WOOD ROOF RAFTERS 0 2 4 144 35 0.0 0.33 12 1 0 1 0
2X6 WOOD ROOF RAFTERS 0 2 6 144 35 0.0 0.9 10 2 0 1 0
10X10 RAM LOGS 0 12 12 12 35 0.0 1 20 20 0 1 0

COMBINED LOADS WEIGH 1,706 LBS

APPROX (assumed) SOIL BEARING PSF IS 2000 WEIGHT PER LIN FT IS 1,706 LBS
MIN FOOTING WIDTH ALLOWABLE IS 1.02 FT or 12.28
NOTE: MOST BUILDING CODES REQUIRE A MINIMUM OF 12" WIDE FOOTINGS FOR HOUSES. inches
SOIL BEARING (above) LESS WALL, FLOOR & ROOF WEIGHT= 293.8 LBS.
EXISTING FOOTING CALCULATIONS: SAFETY MARGIN 14.69%
16 INCHES enter existing footing width if known
3.72 inches difference from calculated min footing width and existing COMBINED SEGMENTS WEIGH (LBS) 4,226
2,666.67 pounds allowable load on existing footing
960.44 allowable load less calc wall floor roof weight. JOB: BOBS COUNTRY RESTAURANT
36.02% safety margin for existing footing (MUST BE POSITIVE NUMBER)

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Calculate building weights based on many types of structures and sizes. You can separate wall weights, roof weights,
and floor weights or add them all together. Over 51 weights of building materials are included.
You can calculate almost any wall floor or roof segment weights with this calculator.
You can pick the components that go into the structure and get unit weight, segment weight and total structure weight.
Performs 214 calculations instantly as you enter data.
Definitions:
Units- Are individual items like a concrete block or a piece of plywood.
Components-Are a list of units that are a part of the structure.
Segments-Are the combined units that make up a portion of the structure. A frame wall segment 20'x8' would
contain 5 pieces of 4x8 plywood (units). 22 2x4 studs (units) etc.

Select any material by entering a 1 in the YES (Yellow blank)

Leave the component sizes alone unless you are using some odd sizes.
Enter the segment size to match the part of the structure you are interested in. (Yellow blank)
enter the number of segments you need (Yellow blank).
The wall segment length, roof length, and floor length is often the same. (depends on structure tho)
Recheck the Yes column to make sure only the items you select have a 1 in front of them.
Your total loads and footing size (based on soil bearing) will be at the bottom of the page.
LEAVE ALL THE BOLD PRINT ENTRIES ALONE AS THESE ARE FORMULAS
YOU CAN ONLY MAKE ENTRIES IN THE YELLOW BLANKS
leave the soil bearing at 2000 lbs PSF unless you know it to be less.
(loose, sandy, muddy, or disturbed soil could be much less.) so find out.
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