Ledger:An external joist that is secured to the rim joist of the floor of a house. Infield joists of the deck are secured to the ledger with hangers to form the sub structure of the deck. 4 SUPPORT COLUMN Column:The vertical member, usually a 6x6 dimensional lumber that supports the car...
it is conventionally framed with PT 4x8 dropped headers as needed and 2x8 joists to support 60-pound-per-square-foot live loads. In the raised portion of the deck designated for a future pergola, we installed four full-height 6x6 posts on top ...
looking up requirements in a massive book of building code. Writing on my drawings, he specified that I needed to use 2x6s for the floor and roof joists. I needed to use joist hangers for the floor and hurricane clips for the rafters (noticing the confused ...
At this unfortunate and new vinyl-sided home where workmanship was not the best, the leaky gutter and wet wall finally send water into a low area beneath a deck where water, trapped against the building wall, is likely to eventually find its way into the building basement. As you can see...
Speaking of which, about 12 hours after finishing the upper floor deck, a couple of lads from Hi-Tec Industries rocked up with our engineered roof trusses and plopped them on the deck with a crane. It took them 20 minutes to set me up with three month’s worth of work. A few days ...
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Fasten each floor joist to the cen-ter mudsill with a single 3 inch screw. Check to be sure the joists are 16 inches on center before fastening Install The Floor Deck Cover the floor frame with 3⁄4 inch tongue-and-groove plywood . Keep the plywood flush with the outer edges of the...
). There was a little back and forth with Warmboard re zones, and also a panel layout adjustment to make sure channels were running perpendicular to joists in one room (1 1/8″ is more like 1/2″ at channels, so I don’t think you want those running parallel to floor joists)...
18. Systems tested with metal furring channels attached directly to the bottom chords of steel beams, bar joists, or wood trusses or framing shall be permitted to be suspended. Generally, furring channels are attached to 11/2 inch cold rolled carrying channels 48 inches o.c. suspended from ...
Typically, the boxed ceiling beams are installed by first attaching a nailer, usually a 2x4-inch piece, to ceiling joists using nails or deck screws. When the three-sided boxed beam has been constructed it is placed over the nailer and fastened with wood glue, nails, or screws. ...