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2. Rim joist - Wikipedia

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   In flooring construction, the rim joists sit on the sill plates; in deck construction, they are parallel to the support beams and sit on the beams or in some cases, cantilever away from the beams. A double thickness board in the position of a rim joist is called a flush beam and serves a dual purpose, providing primary support for the joist ...

3. Joist - Wikipedia

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   These joists land on a beam. Between some of the joists is a form of pugging used for insulation and air sealing. Image: Rijksdienst voor het Cultureel Erfgoed. Joists can have different joints on either ends such as being tenoned on one end and lodged on the other end. A reduction in the under-side of cogged joist-ends may be square, sloped or ...

4. I-joist - Wikipedia

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   The rim joist depth must match the I-joist size. Mismatches can strain the joist. A similar situation occurs where the I-joist crosses a main beam. Installing squash blocks (2×4 materials 1 ⁄ 16 in or 1.6 mm higher than the I-joist) alongside the I-joists transfers the load from the I-joist onto the beam. Missed nails and glue setting too ...

5. Laminated veneer lumber - Wikipedia

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   Laminated veneer lumber detail. Laminated veneer lumber (LVL) is an engineered wood product that uses multiple layers of thin wood assembled with adhesives.It is typically used for headers, beams, rimboard, and edge-forming material.

6. Engineered wood - Wikipedia

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   Unlike wood structural panels, structural composite lumber products generally have all grain fibers oriented in the same direction. The SCL family of engineered wood products are commonly used in the same structural applications as conventional sawn lumber and timber, including rafters, headers, beams, joists, rim boards, studs, and columns. [15]

7. Lumber - Wikipedia

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   This type of lumber is compromised if it is altered by holes or notches anywhere within the span or at the ends, but nails can be driven into it wherever necessary to anchor the beam or to add hangers for I-joists or dimensional lumber joists that terminate at an LVL beam. Wooden I-joists – sometimes called "TJI", "Trus Joists" or "BCI", all ...

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9. Trimmer (construction) - Wikipedia

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   In light-frame construction, a trimmer is a timber or metal beam (joist) used to create an opening around a stairwell, skylight, chimney, and the like. Trimmers are installed parallel to the primary floor or ceiling joists and support headers, which run perpendicular to the primary joists.