platform framing
platform framing
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Can someone explain why it is wrong to run the floor joists of a story building perpendicular to the roof trusses ?
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RE: platform framing
RE: platform framing
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As long as your rafters are properly supported, ie. with proper rafter ties to resist thrust or a proper ridge beam, what composes the floor shouldn't matter.
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DaveAtkins
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Your first post stated trusses, the second rafters. There is a bid difference. The trusses usually take care of the horizontal component of the loads. With Rafters and joist the joist are usually used to carry the horizontal component, but if they run perpendicular to the rafter another method of handling that component must be used.
RE: platform framing
As long as roof framing and floor framing are properly supported, directions can be either perpendicular or parallel. It is more "common" to have them parallel for reasons mentioned above.
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I agree with the prevoious posts that any horizontal thrust from rafters at roof level should be properly dealt with.
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Dik
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RE: platform framing
Dik