Dimensional lumber deck beam span chart.
Maximum span for 2x10 floor joist.
Joists that are closer together can support more weight which allows the joists to span a longer distance than joists spaced further apart.
Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more.
2 2x10 o i 6 2 2x4 2 2x4 2 2x6 2 2x6 2 2x6 2 2x8 2 2x8 2 2x10 2 2x10 s.
1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2.
2 grade of douglas fir are indicated below.
Dead load weight of structure and fixed loads 10 lbs ft 2.
The larger the deck the larger the joists.
2x10 to 15 feet and 2x12 to 18 feet.
Dead load is the weight of the structure and any fixed items.
The numbers in gray indicate the distance between the support posts.
These tables can also be used to determine deck joist span.
The maximum span distance for 12 inch spacing is greater by as much as 30 percent compared to 24 inch spacing.
A double 2x12 beam can span 12 feet.
Live load represents the weight of furniture snow etc.
The illustrations one for cantilever joists and one for flush rim beam hung joists point out where joist span measurements are taken from the saddle of the ledger mounted joist hanger to the center of a dropped beam or saddle of the.
Hem fir 2 joists with a live dead load of 40 10 psf.
Our joist span charts are for wood joists with a maximum dead load of 10 pounds per square foot and a live load of 40 pounds per square foot.
In typical deck construction with a ledger on one side of the joist and beam on the other the size of the joists is driven by the size of the deck and based on the general maximum spans mentioned above.
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A 2 2x10 can span 10 feet and so on.
For example in the joist span table below the highlighted cell shows that 2 x 8 southern yellow pine joists that have a grade of 2 and are spaced 24 apart can have a maximum span of 10 feet 3 inches 10 3 if designing for a live load of 40 lbs ft 2.
True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.
A 2x8 up to 12 feet.
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.
This chart is for basic reference only.
Maximum floor joist span for no.
Span entries are listed for 2 6 through 2 12 joists and 12 in 16 in and 24 in.
Spans in this table were derived from the irc table r502 3 1 2 design criteria.
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Floor joist table joist size joist spacing maximum span.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.
