Floor Joist And Beam Design

So we now have adequately sized floor joists and an adequately sized floor joist beam for our 24 x 13 house.

Floor joist and beam design.

Nine joists will be needed for the 16 foot width. Therefore joists may run from wall to wall wall to beam or beam to beam depending on the size of the area they span and the structural design of the home. Both stretch across long spans. Both the 2009 irc and the dca6 09 allow 2 southern pine 2x10s to span 13 feet 1 inch at 24 inches on center at a design load of 50 psf.

Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads. View joist rafter tables. Floor joists or beams provide the below surface support for the wood subfloor of a room. Size members for a specific spacing depth or the best economical fit.

That is beams and joists are building parts that lay flat rather than stand up. Listed are 46 tables based on common loading conditions for floor joists ceiling joists and rafters. You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. That means these joists can span the 12 foot depth of the deck and the beam can be located at the perimeter.

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. Though joists may be any size that you desire using typical floor joist and beam specifications ensures that you can find hardware to fit the joists and that the floor provides adequate support for furniture and other items in a room. True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor. Technically joists are a type of beam.

In the table above the widest floor beam span for 12 of supported floor joists is 14 7 if using a 5 ply 2 x 12. Click here for background information regarding design values. The joists span across a room or other area are supported on their ends and sometimes in their middles by load bearing walls or beams. The load carried by joists and beams is applied at a right angle to the length of the span.

Simplified maximum span tables for selected visual and mechanical grades of southern pine lumber in sizes 2 4 thru 2 12.