Floor joist span tables for various sizes and species of wood.
Floor joist size joist span tables building regs 2019.
2x10 to 15 feet and 2x12 to 18 feet.
6 4 8 timber joist spans timber floor joists shall be adequate for the spans and loads and be correctly installed.
Solid timber joist sizes are provided in the bs 8103 3 span tables.
This is an abridged representation of building regulations table a1.
Joist span table use these tables to determine floor joist spans based on grade of lumber size of joist floor joist spacing and a live load of 30 lbs ft 2 or 40 lbs ft 2 these tables can also be used to determine deck joist span.
When choosing a joist spacing check that your floorboards or sheets are strong enough to span over the width chosen.
Where the tables do not apply or where there are concentrated loads floor joists should be designed by an engineer in accordance with technical requirement r5.
A 2x8 up to 12 feet.
Trus joist tji joist specifier s guide tj 4000 july 2019.
Timber to be covered these span tables do not apply to timber which is fully exposed to the elements.
In typical deck construction with a ledger on one side of the joist and beam on the other the size of the joists is driven by the size of.
As a general rule floorboards should be a minimum 16mm thick for joist centres up to 500mm and 19mm minimum for centres up to 600mm.
Other span tables are based on the guidance given in bs 5268 7 1 which is a uniformly distributed load of 1 5kn m for spans greater than 2400 mm and 3 6 kn load per metre width of floor for spans less than 2400 mm to ensure that very small joist sizes do not result from the calculations for smaller spans.
Fire safe construction 3 floor performance and tj pro rating 4 5 section 1.
This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction.
Floor joists suitable for domestic floor loadings.
Surveyors and structural engineers use data from tables below to help calculate the size of timbers necessary to give adequate support to timber floors.
In general terms joists spaced 16 inches on center can span 1 5 times in feet their depth in inches.
Notches are not to exceed 0 125 of the depth of the joist and are to be located between 0 07 and 0 25 of the span from the support.
Floor joist span tables for surveyors floor construction.
Builders can adjust their choice of lumber size and spacing depending on circumstances.
