Thank you for reply.
The detail with the strap (in Figure 3) is for where the ceiling joists meet at a flush beam, mid-span.
I've added a new figure, Figure 5 to make that clear:
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I also...
I'm raising my ceiling joists in a second-story master bedroom and wanted to get some advice on bolt distances/location.
The roof is 8:12 (~34 degrees) with a roof span of 24 feet (L=12), and the attic uses rafters vs trusses (similar to the example picture in Figure 1, but there are two...
