Expert: Dan Griffin - 1/20/2008

Question
hi sorry to repeat the same question  but i want to sell my house and i want a peace of mind that my covered batio is safe i have build covered patio 8 feet by 22 feet using 2*6 and plywood and shingle the only thing attached to the brick wall is 22 feet long 2*6 bolted to brick with 6 insh screw bolt  mail female kind of bolt and dose not go beyond the brick to the wood structure of the house  the roof is angled about 35 degree  and supported from the other side by standing 4*4 every 4 feet  
                                        thank you

Answer
You are probably fine.  Did you have the thing engineered or inspected?

The forces at the brick wall are mostly straight down.  You have about 900 lbs pushing down on 22 feet so about 40 lbs per lineal foot.  A brick is about 3" thick plus an 1 1/2" 2x for a maximum usable anchor of 4 1/2" why 6?  I do hope you staggered the bolts high and low on the 2x6 rather than down the center.  What did you do to flash the top where you met the brick?  What size header do you have on the downhill side?  How are you carrying the header (some type of column, I assume), and what is holding the columns?  What have you done to prevent uplift?