View joist rafter tables.
Floor joist 4x4 beam span table.
Span tables for domestic floor joists to bs 5268 7 1 note.
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.
A double 2x12 beam can span 12 feet.
Dimensional lumber deck beam span chart.
Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.
Joists design properties 6 floor span and load tables 7 8 tips for preventing floor noise 8 allowable holes 9 cantilevers 10 11 roof span and load tables 12 13 framing connectors 14 15 section 2.
Also available for the android os.
Simplified maximum span tables for selected visual and mechanical grades of southern pine lumber in sizes 2 4 thru 2 12.
You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths.
Floor joist span tables for various sizes and species of wood.
The numbers in gray indicate the distance between the support posts.
Distance a joist spans between a beam and a ledger or between beams using no.
The widest span in the floor joist span table in part 2 of this tutorial module showed that floor joists can span 17 2 if they are 2 x 12s spaced 12 o c.
2 and better southern pine or douglas fir joist.
So the house dimensions will now be 24 x 13.
Let s expand our house beyond that 17 2 span capability to 24 feet wide.
A 2 2x10 can span 10 feet and so on.
2x6 if joists are spaced.
When supporting joists that span 12 feet with no overhang beyond the beam a double ply beam can span in feet a value equal to its depth in inches.
Table 9 1 in span tables for joists and rafters figure 5 gives a required compression value of 237 psi for a span of 16 feet and bearing length of 1 5 inches.
2x6 if joists are spaced.
The tables permit a bearing length of up to 3 5 inches but since 1 5 is probably the worst case that you ll encounter for joist or rafter bearing it s a safe value.
Design properties 16 floor span and load tables 17 allowable holes 18 roof span and load tables 19 cantilevers 20 21.
