![]() Maximum Safe Span: feet How to Use the LVL Span Calculator: If you are using a very small screen or smart phone, rotate your device to landscape view to use the calculator below.Enter the required information below to calculate the maximum safe span for LVL beams or joists: LVL Beam Width (inches): The values displayed in the resulting table will show three possible joist dimensions and spacings depending on the restraining method used. Next use the buttons in the table to select the maximum length in feet (or metres in brackets) that your floor joists must span. To use the joist span calculator below, first select the species of lumber you will use for your construction project from the drop-down list. Part 3: Designing with Wood Beam Span Tables. To learn about designing with beam span tables, continue on with the next part of Residential Structural Design: Now, let's make the house wider so that it is necessary to have a center support for the floor joists. Keep in mind the span table above shows just the allowable spans for Douglas fir or larch, there are different tables for all the construction lumber species. The narrow double lines show the floor joist themselves.įrom a three-dimensional perspective, the floor joist framing would look like this: The outer gray walls are the concrete foundation walls which support the floor joists. The picture below shows a plan view, that means looking straight down from above the house. So our house would look like the picture below (with all floor joists 2" X 8"). Reading the table, you'll see that 2 X 8s installed 16" apart on center can span 12'4". Since the example house we are designing for is 12 feet wide, we need to find, in the floor joist span table, a joist size and centering that can span 12' or wider. ![]() See the image below for an example of joists spaced 16" on center (16" o.c.). The floor joist spacing is the distance between the centers of any two installed joists. Looking at this table you will see there is a choice in the size of floor joist (2 X 6, 2 X 8, 2 X 10 or 2 X 12) and there is a choice in the joist spacing (12", 16" or 14"). ![]() The table excerpt above is simply a sample and may not be valid for your region. The table below shows the maximum span for a floor joist with the following designations: The house will have a gable roof and will be framed with wood studs. Let's start with a simple, very small house 12 feet wide by 13 feet long. Now we'll look at how to read these tables. These designations and numbers will become important when you are reading your structural tables since the strength of a wood depends on its designations. Common lumber grade designations include: The stamp shown above indicates the lumber grade is standard or better (STAND & BTR) this is the same as number 3 or stud. Species (red cedar, certain pines, balsam and poplars) The stamp above indicates in the triangle that the wood is Douglas Fir (D FIR).
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