Strengthening Attic Floor Joists
Strengthening attic floor joists april 7 2017 by zamira leave a comment joints in built up wood floor joists floor joists before finishing an attic up attic joists for living e strengthening upstairs floors strutting.
Strengthening attic floor joists. Unless expressly built so an attic s joists are meant for carrying the load of the. How to strengthen floor joists before finishing an attic attics that have no flooring. My calculations tell me assuming 2 southern yellow pine joists which are common in my area that 2x6s 16 inches on center will span 9 feet 9 inches with allowable deflection being the governing factor.
But you can still double the capacity of the existing 2x6s in the attic floor so first let s make sure that s enough for your situation. After several centuries of service floor joists in older homes may sag or crack. Alternatively your attic may already have some sort of floor but this doesn t.