Manufactured Joists In Flooring

Joist span and spacing is set by your local building code.

Manufactured joists in flooring. Shop menards for a wide selection of i joists that are lightweight strong stable and can be used as floor joists. When building a house or even a deck it is important to confirm you have the correct joist sizes spans and spacing before you get started. In addition we carry a wide selection of lumber and boards. The open joist triforce is offered in industry standard measurements of 11 7 8 14 and 16 inches 241 mm 302 mm 356 mm and 406 mm.

These are the right choice for both residential and non residential floor and roof joist construction. These manufactured floor joists can provide a solid floor if you go with a l 480 deflection criteria. Bci joists are specially constructed i joists with flanges made from strong versa lam laminated veneer lumber with oriented stranded board webs and approved waterproof structural adhesives providing outstanding strength and durability. This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction.

Thanks to its osb panel which can be adjusted over 24 as required the open joist triforce also helps keep inventory simple and efficient. I joists provide a high performance alternative to dimension lumber joists for floor and roof applications. Some of those options include laminated veneer and strand lumbers i joist and rim boards. Basically the deflection criteria is used to determine the joist size and spacing.

L 360 is typically the building code minimum. While most residential construction uses 2x8 joists with 16 inch spacing there are many other factors you need to consider when determining the proper joist span length. True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor. We offer roof trusses storage building trusses and frames floor trusses and trusses that are immediately available to pick up at one of our conveniently located plants.