Floor Joist Design Calculator

The lowest is a plain ceiling joist with no storage 10 pounds per square foot.

Floor joist design calculator.

Don t worry you won t need to do a lot of calculations in determining the size and placement of the structural framing within your house design. Continuing on from part 1. Using floor joist span tables. Structural calculations for timber joists timber beams glulam beams flitch beams using the latest design codes.

The highest is a fully loaded floor 70 pounds per square foot. Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os. 1 enter joist details. Domestic floor joist calculator.

Suitable for uk building regulation approval. This is how far apart they will be. Calculations to bs 5268 2 2002. Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.

Most lay outs are on 16 so the field is pre selected. Also available for the android os. 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. Select the on center spacing for the joists.

There are six choices.