I joist framing

Engineered rafters are lighter, straighter, and often have more room for insulation than dimensional lumber.

BCI Joists give your customers the quiet, stable floors they want without sacrificing the strength, spans, and ease of handling you need.

Q: The first story of my house has a bouncy floor. It’s framed with 12-in. I-joists spaced 16 in. o.c., spanning 20 ft. The subfloor is glued and nailed to…

What Is A Rim Joist? Joists are the main structural elements that make up a home’s floor and ceiling frame. Typically, floor and ceiling joists are framed out of different sized 2x or enginee…

The insulation -- R-30 fiberglass batts (10.5") is almost all in. I feel warm already. Joists (2x10) overlap the centerline girder (3 treated 2x8s), which are supported by 10" concrete posts 6' on center. "Nothing too strong ever broke." The joists hang from the treated sills on joist hangers; the j bolts will go through the plyood subfloor and into the walls, so the walls will be bolted directly to the foundation.

Framing A Floor Using "I" JoistsThis article teaches you how to build a floor for a house on a concrete foundation. This framing system can also be used for framing storage shed floors.This floor framing system is typical over basements and crawl spaces. Joist spans and spacing are determined by engineering that is published by the manufacturer.Every floor joist manufacturer has product literature and telephone support with engineered span and spacing tables specifying typical joist...

Is anyone familiar with the sub fascia and fascia material used when I joists are chosen to frame a roof. Below are some screenshots of a cross section and framing overview I did. If 12" i joists are used as shown in my design, then the fascia boards are obviously going to have to be wider. I hav...

How to position holes correctly so they don't weaken the joist.

Dennis Comstock - Builder Brigade on Instagram: "👇 This is a pretty good idea… Do you agree? Placing black tar (felt) paper where the wood joist meets the metal hanger to reduce the chances of squeaking. I’ve never seen this locally but I think it’s a good idea. Joists are secured inside the hangers pretty well but nothing wrong with some cheap insurance that literally costs you nothing extra. ✅ This isn’t in my checklist but I’m going to add it for the next update. Not required…

Steel beams can carry much more weight than solid or engineered lumber, so they're often used in home building. But anchoring wood to steel can be time-consuming. John has replaced the most common method -- packing the web with lumber -- with a far faster method. Learn more here.