misplaced beam
misplaced beam
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Is there a logical way to splice the fllor joists .The butt joint is 2 ft from the beam See attached sketch
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RE: misplaced beam
RE: misplaced beam
Any other fix is a butcher-job.
RE: misplaced beam
Not ideal and probably expensive but you'd get to use all the existing lumber.
RE: misplaced beam
Michael.
Timing has a lot to do with the outcome of a rain dance.
RE: misplaced beam
Other option would to get connectors similar to a link-span connector as with a glulam beam roof system, but I do not think they make anything that small in that type of connector.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: misplaced beam
With the Link-Span solution, you would still have to sister on a 2X member to avoid uplift at the cantilever affecting the floor finish and reading the rise in the field. So, I do not really like that solution as well.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: misplaced beam
It is for this reason I do not like continuous (three point bearing) members (joists, trusses, etc.) over beams.
Garth Dreger PE
AZ Phoenix area
RE: misplaced beam
RE: misplaced beam