Building Closet Floor Above Joists

First most above garage additions have basic frames that were not originally built for heavy foot traffic and regular use.

Building closet floor above joists. That creates a problem in support for storage floor and only using support walls below. From the floor which allowed just enough room to hang two levels of pants. If your existing closet rod is at least 66 in. Stairway opening in floor joists.

We placed the top of the rod 35 in. Just don t create a large hole or notch directly under a group of studs that support the end of a beam or a window or door header above. Locate studs on the back wall of the closet with a stud finder. In barrington tiplady installed a larger header above the garage door to help carry the load of the rooms above and put in a support beam for the addition s floor joists.

How to build a header to lower a closet. Fortunately geoff and michelle s foundation beneath the garage s back and side walls was sufficient. Section r502 10 of the international residential code states that header joists can be the same size as the floor joists when the header joist span isn t greater than 4 feet but if the header joist span is more than 4 feet you ll need to double the header joist and ensure that it s capable of. Once the floor joists are reinforced you will need to add insulation.

The two joists at the top of the stairs provide additional support to hold. The floor joists will run to the inside of the stairway and be headed off with a rim joist on the inside side of the stairway. So the minimum is 18 for floor joists and 12 for wood beams within the building foundation according to the internaitonal residential code irc and the residential edition of the florida building code fbc r317 1 1 unless the wood is preservative treated or naturally durable. If it is a gravity load problem sagging then no nailing is necessary.

So the first thing you ll want to do is reinforce your floor joists. If the old joists are truly failing damaged improperly installed you need to nail them together to preserve the lateral load transfer through the diaphragm subfloor. The header is used to carry the load of the upper floor or roof across the span. Notice how the rim joist sits on the inside of the stairwell wall so the floor joists can bear on the wall.

House is a open floor plan so not a lot of support walls below. From the floor there s enough space to add a second rod below it and still hang shirts and slacks. This will help with noise control as well as temperature control. When in doubt consult a structural engineer or your local building code official who will have the final say.

Sistering code question it depends on why you re adding them. Lan to use 2x4x36 upright screwed to ceciing joist every 24 to hold 2x6x12 s up above duct work. Additional support for the floor joists is achieved by nailing the ends of the joists into headers.