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.
Design timber floor joists.
Code of practice for permissible stress design materials and workmanship and bs 5268 7 1 1990 structural use of timber section 7 1 domestic floor joists.
See the image below for an example of joists spaced 16 on center 16 o c.
The allowable clear spans have been calculated in accordance with bs 5268 2 2002 structural use of timber part 2.
The floor joist spacing is the distance between the centers of any two installed joists.
True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.
Maximum floor joist span for no.
1 grade 2 by 6 douglas fir larch joists spaced 16 inches on center.
Live load is weight of furniture wind snow and more.
1 psf lb f ft 2 47 88 n m 2.
1 ft 0 3048 m.
This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction.
A design value table shows that the joists have an fb value of 1 495 and an e value of 1 900 000.
Use a design value table to find the fb value for your floor joists.
Dead load weight of structure and fixed loads 10 lbs ft 2.