flat ceiling 2x4

[JBI]

And lest we forget... I'm the guy that turned 'attic stairs' into a 500+ long thread here a while back.

 

[JBI]

Mule - See photo above in Mark Handler's post.

 

[Mule]

For some reason the photo didn't load the first time I read the thread.... Thanks.

We treat them like ceiling joists as far as loading because they are supporting sheetrock. We also look at if they are nailed or screwed. If just nailed I would think that the weight would tend to pull the nails downward.

 

[brudgers]

For some reason the photo didn't load the first time I read the thread.... Thanks. We treat them like ceiling joists as far as loading because they are supporting sheetrock. We also look at if they are nailed or screwed. If just nailed I would think that the weight would tend to pull the nails downward.

If you treat them like ceiling joists, do you treat vertical furring as studs?

 

[Mule]

Anything over four feet we consider a joist.

 

[SCBO1]

Mark's #14 post is what I see in the field around duct work.

The 4ft rule is good, after 6ft I would consider the use of a hanger or other support?

pc1

 

[brudgers]

Anything over four feet we consider a joist.

Anything over four legs, Abe Lincoln considered a tail...

 

[Mule]

Anything over four legs, Abe Lincoln considered a tail...

Huh???? Never heard that before! Usually I can follow your humor but you lost me on this one! It was humor wasn't it?

 

[Mule]

Okay I had to google it! You are VERY old!!!!

 

[Architect1281]

Not old just paid attention in school Yeah Brugers!

 

[Big Mac]

Was that a one-room or two-room school house?

 

[brudgers]

Was that a one-room or two-room school house?

It was the one where you arrived on the short bus.

 

[Big Mac]

Sorry brudgers, you must have me confused with someone else. They didn't have buses when I was in school. We had to walk to and from school. Uphill. Both ways. For miles. That was even before buckboards.

 

[brudgers]

Sorry brudgers, you must have me confused with someone else. They didn't have buses when I was in school. We had to walk to and from school. Uphill. Both ways. For miles. That was even before buckboards.

I meant "where one arrived in a short bus." So yes I had "you" confused with "I."

The length of the bus, however, was correct.