Permissible Clear Spans for (to )

Imposed load
Strength class
  • Find the column for your dead load and spacing, and the row for your timber size to find the permissible clear span in metres.
  • Click on a span to generate a full calculation (you can adjust the exact span).
  • This span table is to the format and methodology given in .
  • These spans were calculated using our calculation engine.
  • These span tables are the equivalent of other industry-standard span tables and are calculated to the same standards.
  • This table uses commonly available UK regularised timber depths.
  • Read the notes at the bottom of the table for assumptions, references and related standards.
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Dead load per square metre (in kN/m²) supported by

Width × depth (mm)
Permissible (metres)