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Hangers for floor joists
I inspected a house this past week where hangers were used to support the floor joists as opposed to the joists resting on the sill plate.
This method was only employed in one wing of the basement (under the family room) and the rest of the joists were resting on the sill plate as is common practice in our neck of the woods.
The house was built in the mid 90s and the floor joists were 2x10s spanning a distance of about 15 feet. One end of the joist were adjacent to the garage and the other end was an exterior wall.
I did find a hanger that appears to be similar to what I saw on the simpson website under masonry hangers page 142.
Have any of you seen this practice before or is it common in your area?
Any help would be appreciated.
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