I'm currently expanding the deck at my parents. The end of the expansion is going to be a 4 season room (14x14). 2x10 joists, sitting on a triple 2x12 beam, 12 feet away, with 1.5' overhang over the beam. Originally, we were going to have a simple sloped roof attached to the house, with the load bearing wall sitting on the overhang (yes I consulted a structural guy and he said this would be ok). Now my parents think they want to spin the roof 90 deg, and do a gable roof. I don't think this can work, because then you'll basically need 2 more 'beams', 1 under each wall, correct? Basically the joists that the walls sit on would have to be beams. There is no beam config that I know of that can handle 12', so now we're talking another post under each 'beam' to get the span down to 6', and use a double 2x10 under each wall. The thought of adding 2 more footings turns me off. Am I correct in this assessment?

Hi , We recently bought a house in Winnipeg , Canada . We are planning to have a deck , a patio in addition to sod . Our builder is going to put sod in June or July and I was thinking should I 1. Let the builder put sod on complete lot and then later on excavate the area for patio ? 2. Or should I let them know by marking the ground where patio would be , so that they dont fill that area with top soil and sod 3. Or should I prep the patio base area like putting the gravel and compacting before the builder starts to put sod ? Your help will be very much appreciated Thanks