QOD- 12/26/2006 - Framing ( IRC-2003)

[Paul W. Abernathy]

This is a simple QOD- Please read it carefully before answering it...we are not looking for ALL the varibles...just the answer to the actual question.

[Ted Allen]

Upper? Is that the top of the beam?

[Paul W. Abernathy]

lol....man......

[Thomas H. Dietrich]

upper, lower? Can this joist be confused for a stud? Paul, I'm glad you're an electrician, I'd hate to see the houses you build.

<once again, ducking and running>

tom

[Paul W. Abernathy]

lol...nope the term joist is fine..........it is written this way.....you have only a limited space for the question..has to be brief and to the point...Plus these terms are written in the IRC text that covers this question as well....don't blame the messenger...

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by tdietrich1

upper, lower? Can this joist be confused for a stud? Paul, I'm glad you're an electrician, I'd hate to see the houses you build.

<once again, ducking and running>

tom

FYI....nope......a JOIST is not a stud.....could not support the weight that a ceiling " JOIST" or BEAM would allow....thehehe.....confused yourself didn't you...put that coffee away Thomas.

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Actually, my floor framing and beams usually look pretty good up until the Electrians and Plumblers show up. ha ha. That is when I have to pay attention to holes and notches.

Marcel

[Thomas H. Dietrich]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Actually, my floor framing and beams usually look pretty good up until the Electrians and Plumblers show up. ha ha. That is when I have to pay attention to holes and notches.

Marcel

Woooooooo! I drill tiny 3/8" to 1" holes. The real evil people are the HVAC guys. I've seen them cut 3-4 sections of top plates before they found the right way they wanted to run their ducts. Damn top plate butchers!

tom

[Paul W. Abernathy]

Originally Posted by mcyr

Actually, my floor framing and beams usually look pretty good up until the Electrians and Plumblers show up. ha ha. That is when I have to pay attention to holes and notches.

Marcel

Hey....MY holes are allowed..........we are talking about NOTCHING...think about it...if I NOTCHED the middle 1/3rd......the freakin THING would fall...oh wait...I just gave away the answer.....shucks...oh well!

[Marcel R. Cyr]

Originally Posted by pabernathy

Hey....MY holes are allowed..........we are talking about NOTCHING...think about it...if I NOTCHED the middle 1/3rd......the freakin THING would fall...oh wait...I just gave away the answer.....shucks...oh well!

Thanks for helping Paul. ha. ha.

Yea, I know, there are still a few that care, right? ha. ha.

Marcel