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Ceiling joist install
Feb 14th, 2018, 7:11pm
 
I am building a home inside of a steel building. My ceiling joists for bath, laundry and bedroom go north and south. I an needing to know can I run the living kitchen joists east and west and attach them to the bedroom joists on one end? The span is 14'
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Re: Ceiling joist install
Reply #1 - Feb 15th, 2018, 8:18am
 
You haven't given me much detail but you can't attach 14' joists to a joist, it wouldn't have anything like enough strength to hold the weight.
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Reply #2 - Feb 22nd, 2018, 6:16pm
 
What country are you in? There is no rule in the UK that says all joists must run same direction.

+1 to what Woodsmith said... You can't attach the ends of a load of east/west joists to a single north/south joist as it won't be strong enough. Needs a supporting wall under, or a steel beam or another solution.
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