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This allows you to install a supporting post off the double floor joist to hold a second storey or a roof beam.
Single joist timber floors.
Framed or triple joists timber floors.
The main reason for doubling up floor joists is to double the strength of a single floor joist.
In traditional timber framing there may be a single set of joists which carry both a floor and ceiling called a single floor single joist floor single framed floor or two sets of joists one carrying the floor and another carrying the ceiling called a double floor double framed floor.
The span that can be achieved is determined by the size of the timber joist used.
Why would you use a double floor joist.
There are three key things that need to be considered when constructing or renovating a timber floor.
How a suspended timber floor is constructed.
Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home.
The term binding joist is sometimes used to describe beams at floor level running perpendicular to the.
Double joist timber beam.
A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals.
All of these are known as the dead load.
Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists.
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Floor joists are typically 2 by 8s 2 by 10s or 2 by 12s.
So instead of having a post run all the way from the roof to the ground it can stop at the double.
This is the simplest type of timber floor used for residential buildings where spans are short or moderate say up to 4 m and loads are comparatively lighter.
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Double joists timber floors.
The weight of the timber floor itself consists of the timber joists the plasterboard ceiling underneath it except for suspended timber ground floors the floorboards and the nails or screws used to fix both of the aforementioned coverings.
Around floor openings such as stairs it will be necessary to install larger or double triple timber trimmers bolted together to carry the floor joists see guide leaflet 6 for information.
Single joist timber floors.
With all joined timbers supported by fully nailed proprietary joist hangers.
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Single joist timber beam.
