It has been my experience to never use a beam smaller than a two ply 2 x 8.
Floor joist caculator.
Also available for the android os.
While every effort has been made to insure the accuracy of the information presented and special effort has been made to assure that the information reflects the state of the art neither the west coast lumber inspection bureau the american wood council nor its members assume any responsibility for any particular design prepared from this online span calculator.
This calculator matches up with 90 of the applications in the 2012 international residential code book.
The highest is a fully loaded floor 70 pounds per square foot.
Usually 400 450 or 600mm but any value can be used up to 610mm max.
Joist size 2x8 2x10 2x12.
For help simply click on the beside the section you need help with or watch this tutorial video.
On center joist spacing 12 16 24 overhang.
No matter what the specs say.
Home joist span calculator.
The full version allows any size.
Home joist span.
Select the on center spacing for the joists.
The screw count is a bit high at times but this will allow for losing some.
This is the distance between joist centres.
Calculations to bs 5268 2 2002.
Use the joist span and spacing calculator below to plug in your desired type of wood the size of your joists and the required spacing between each joist.
Next use the buttons in the table to select the maximum length in feet or metres in brackets that your floor joists must span.
There are six choices.
This is how far apart they will be.
These small areas are usually door opening on the interior and people are trained that these areas are the strongest.
This demo version is fixed at 1m clear 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.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.
The lowest is a plain ceiling joist with no storage 10 pounds per square foot.
Floor joist span calculator.
This simple sub floor materials calculator will provide you with the lineal feet of floor joist needed the number of sheaths to cover the floor and how much glue and how many screws it takes to attach the sheathing to the joist.
Domestic floor joist calculator.