LiamM
New Member
Hi
I installed a joist header that spans 2 joists bays. The tail joist was previously sistered, as was one of the trimmer joists. Because of this, I used doubled headers. However, the other trimmer joist was only a single, and I didn't think to double it up.
Both headers are within 3' of the joist support, and the header is less then 6' long, so I could've used a single header/trimmer.
So my question is - I used joist hangers for every connection (tail-header, header-trimmer), along with 16d nails. They stick out past the single trimmer. Is this ok? I could see it either way...the situation only called for singles everywhere, so I should be fine even though I made the header stronger than necessary, OR since I used a doubled header, I should've used a doubled trimmer.
Thanks
I installed a joist header that spans 2 joists bays. The tail joist was previously sistered, as was one of the trimmer joists. Because of this, I used doubled headers. However, the other trimmer joist was only a single, and I didn't think to double it up.
Both headers are within 3' of the joist support, and the header is less then 6' long, so I could've used a single header/trimmer.
So my question is - I used joist hangers for every connection (tail-header, header-trimmer), along with 16d nails. They stick out past the single trimmer. Is this ok? I could see it either way...the situation only called for singles everywhere, so I should be fine even though I made the header stronger than necessary, OR since I used a doubled header, I should've used a doubled trimmer.
Thanks