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floor joists

  1. DIYBuilder

    Joist Span Table for 2" by 6" LVL joist

    I need the span table for Boise Cascade VERSA-LAM 2.0-3100 LVL 2x6 (nominal) floor joists, for a 12 foot span under a residential living area with dead load = 20psf and live load = 40psf. This is not listed in the IRC 2018, nor does the Boise website list for 2x6 LVL. Does anyone know? Thanks
  2. A

    Maximum span distance for BCIs - some advice

    Hey guys, Project details (I decided to go two story's because its not much extra money and my 25k foundation is really beefy, 8" monster stem wall, 24inch footing, for small 24'x64' duplex with monster 12" common wall in the middle.) Engineered trusses all roof load is to outside load bearing...
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