Sub Floor Girder Siding Stud Framing Diagram

Built up girder and beams 12 16d every 12 on center staggered at the top and bottom.

Sub floor girder siding stud framing diagram.

Today s girders are commonly made of engineered wood. Floor joists spaced on regular intervals span the areas between supports such as walls foundations girders and beams. Wider than 1 x 6 25 mm x 152 mm subfloor to each joist face nail 3 8d 5. Nailed to the jacks are full height studs called king studs.

Built up corner studs 12 16d every 24 on center. Girder and the ground fig. Jack studs and king studs. They support the assembly between the.

Continuous header to stud toenail four 8 12d. Bridging to joist toenail each end 2 8d 3. The header is supported by a jack stud at each end. Joist to sill or girder toenail 3 8d.

For example a 4 inch wide girder requires a 4 by 4 or 4 by 6 inch post. Jacks sometimes called trimmers fit under each end of a header and they transfer the load that the header carries down to the bottom plate and the framing beneath. Each end and splice also needs three 12 16d. With the floor framed in decking or a subfloor is added.

A wood post can be secured to a concrete pillar in several ways. Wood wood posts are placed directly below wood girders. 2 51 mm subfloor to joist or girder blind and face nail 2 16d 6. Two on each side.

As a general rule the width of the wood post should be equal to the width of the girder it supports. Normal spacing is 16 inches on center from center to center though some floors may have joists on 12 inch or 24 inch centers.