Floor Load Width Calculator

This video looks at floor load width flw.
Floor load width calculator. This is the fourth video in the series on the timber framing code. The top column labled span carried by beam determines the span supported by your beam. Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os. 2 pine or lvl.
You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. The column on the left of each chart labeled beam span represents the beam length with bearing required for your project. The architectural graphic standards lists the weight of an exterior 2 6 wall as 16 pounds per ft 2. Again this house has the same width dimension but it has 2 levels.
Covers any span and every load with pin point accuracy. Calculate the size needed for a beam girder or header made from no. Double check yourself with these span charts. Flw is used to calculate the sectional size of.
Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os. Click on the appropriate beam this will take you to the calculation table for your project. If there s wall board covered ceiling suspended from the underside of that floor the dead load increases to about 10 pounds per square foot. Works with evenly distributed loads only.
Live load psf dead load psf span calculator for wood joists and rafters available for the iphone. So an 8 foot tall wall weighs 8 ft x 16 pounds ft 2 128 pounds per lineal foot. The dead load on a floor is determined by the materials used in the floor s construction. Use the span tables below to determine allowable lengths of joists and rafters based on size and standard design loads.
Loads are contributed to the lower header by the roof upper walls and 2nd floor system. The supported length shown along the left most side of the table is the total length of the floor joists to be supported on either side of the floor beam divided by two. The highest is a fully loaded floor 70 pounds per. Also available for the android os.
We have engineered this calculator to provide spans which will produce a solid built house with no bounce in the floors or any swags in the ceiling. Dividing by two gives us 12 feet of supported length. There are six choices.