Can Floor Joist Support Attic

My calculations tell me assuming 2 southern yellow pine joists which are common in my area that 2x6s 16 inches on center will span 9 feet 9 inches with allowable deflection being the governing factor.

Can floor joist support attic.

So span length and width between the spans can be determined only by calculations. These won t hold a pillowcase from what i ve been told even with the added support boards binding them to the rafters. What i m trying to do is create a living space of. Typically ceiling joists are 2 6 or 2 8.

Will the floor support a push lawn mower or a push snow blower not at the same time off season swap more of a question regarding stress on a specific spot vs distributed. We have ambitious goals to possibly install a lift. The attic is the same dimension with about 15ft ceiling right in the middle and slopes down both sides. Can my attic floor joist support living space.

Hi there i m boarding my attic and the wires are going over the joists i know i can chisel a grove in the chipboard board or take the wires out of light fixture. If your joists are 2x6s or 2x8s they are not adequate for supporting attic flooring in a new living area and the furnishings and humans who will use them. I am trying to add floor joists to an attic and intend for getting decent amount of support for plywood flooring and storage. Bought a townhome with an unfinished attic simple access and has a ton of room.

I was just wondering would it be a bad idea just to made a grove in the top of the joist with a round rasp just big enough for the. Probably not considering they were designed only to laterally support the walls below as well as the roof rafters and support a ceiling load which is significantly different then a floor load as well. It is safe to say though that 2x6 ceiling joists spaced every 24 inches on center a typical arrangement found in attics will not support live loads for a bedroom office or bathroom. Now the dimensions of the home are 30x20 and two levels.

Span length is different for every room. Once we look to make the attic livable space the existing ceiling joists usually will not meet the structural requirement for a floor. If the joists are larger they might. You can certainly reinforce the existing joists to support a floor with proper load calculations and reinforcement design by a professional engineer but just putting some plywood on top of the existing attic joists and calling it a floor will cause you problems eventually one way or another.

The existing truss is 13 across and 24 span between 2x4 ceiling joists.