2x4 Steel Beam For Floor Joist

3 625 in w x 120 in l x 1 25 in d prostud 3 5 8 20 ga galvanized steel metal stud.

2x4 steel beam for floor joist.

Add the fact that a lot of traffic went through there. Made from 18 gauge steel. Joists rest on top of beams or may be fastened to the sides of beams. Place the wooden plank on top of the i beam flange.

Item 28466 model 108945. The standard size of a beam used in a building is 9 by 12 inches 230 mm x 300mm mainly used in residential buildings. Both joists and beams can be made with solid and engineered wood and with steel. Simpson strong tie offers a diverse line of hangers to handle almost any application with top flange concealed flange and field skewable and slopeable options.

As illustrated here steel beams with wood filler require top mount or face mount hangers to attach to the triforce open joist. I built a porch with a 2x4 floor with 3 4 osb for flooring. It held up my massively heavy wood stove and a stack of wood logs for two years. Shipping add to cart.

Some homebuilders also like to use wood i joists or joists made with laminated wood for greater strength and more uniform sizing standard framing lumber has natural inconsistencies. Compare click to add item easy arch eyebrow galvanized steel wall framing arch for 2 x 6 stud to the compare list. The use of top mount hangers can be done in certain conditions. Zmax galvanization offers extra corrosion resistance for exterior and treated wood applications.

Turn in 1 4 inch by 1 1 2 inch lag bolts with a ratchet and socket until they are firm. As per those examples below you can use a wood sill plate fix to the steel beam and fix the hangers to that sill plate supporting the joists. This now gives you a solid base to mount such things as floor joist hangers plywood or other wood stock that can be directly screwed into the top mounted plank. Joists are most commonly solid lumber such as 2 x 6 and larger boards.

I criss crossed 2x4s underneath as beams in which i placed concrete blocks underneath. Joist hangers are designed to provide support underneath joist hangers are designed to provide support underneath the joist rafter or beam to provide a strong a connection. Install with 10d common nails or 9 x 2 1 2 in.