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Columns should be preferred to be positioned at the corners of the building and at the intersection of beams. They should be placed in such a way that the bending moments will be reduced in the beams. Avoid larger spans of beams. Avoid larger centre to centre distance between columns.

We cannot make these determinations for you, but generally, for standard porch construction, Porch Posts can be spaced up to ten feet apart. It is typically not the strength of the Posts but the strength of the beam above that limits Porch Post spacing.

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Maintain equal distance between the centres of two columns. If using the minimum size of column 8? x 8? (200mm x 200mm) distance should not more than 3.5 m centre to centre of column distance. If the distance between the two columns is more than 3.5m than you should going for large column.

For normal building structure the regular center to center distance between two column sections are considered as 12'0? to 16'0? distance, which is approximately 3m to 5m distance under normal condition.

How are stone columns constructed? Stone columns are constructed by experienced contractors using specialist equipment. The construction uses an excavator with a vibrating probe to feed stone into the ground, forming a vertical column of stone.

The maximum span between columns for normal structures is 7.5 m and minimum spacing is 2.5 m.