Treated Floor Joists
You can watch an informative video that shows a treated lumber sill plate and how it rests on a foundation.
Treated floor joists. This treated lumber is bolted to the foundation and the floor joists typically rest on it. The first piece of lumber commonly attached to the top of a house foundation is often called a sill plate. If the foundation block is 16 from the earth a 2x6 or 2x8 treated sill plate will be 1 1 2 thick so that is close to 18 to the underside of the joists. And better yet this floor system comes standard on our premier and premier pro series buildings.
Maximum floor joist span for no. Dead load weight of structure and fixed loads 10 lbs ft 2. 1 ft 0 3048 m. Tuff shed revolutionized the shed industry by incorporating 2 x6 hot dipped galvanized steel floor joists ensuring the building s solid foundation for years to come.
We ve added lp smartfloor plus. Yes pt lumber can be used for framing including floors. 2 grade of douglas fir are indicated below. Tradeready steel joists are precision manufactured from corrosion resistant galvanized steel.
1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2. 10 16 2012 03 37 pm 9. Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more. Our floors are so innovative and durable they set us apart.
The joist also features a series of smaller holes for electrical and technology lines. Also pt lumber is corrosive so connections need to be such that they resist corr.