On Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 12:52:22 PM UTC-4, pyotr filipivich wrote:
knuttle on Wed, 12 Aug 2020 10:22:49
-0400 typed in rec.woodworking the following:
On 8/12/2020 9:13 AM, Sonny wrote:
6" is sufficient for that span. If you have 8" 2Xs, use that.

Sonny

I would think that more information is needed. How big is the shed?
You have said there are lofts. Are they over the windows? or is the
window in the side under the loft. Is it the gable end or a side?

Due to code issues, that is not a "second story" or an "attic" but
a "storage loft" It just looks like an attic, but it is not.


Or, more properly stated "I have an attic that does not meet code."

You can't (shouldn't) say it's *not* an attic if indeed it is. "Code issues"
don't magically turn one thing into another - unless of course the building
inspector agrees to it. ;-)