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Old 04-03-2007, 11:17 AM
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Re: Joist support
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Originally Posted by Tim Moreira View Post
The real question is, what is the size of the lag bolt and it's sheer strength? Also what is the dead load of that floor?

I would say that one bolt would be a little lite. It may be adequate for the load it is supporting but I would like to see a minimum of two.

I think this is a question that need more engineering info to answer.
Forget the lag bolt.

It needs a through bolt.

That said, it also needs (as others have said) an engineer to design appropriate repairs.

You could do what the framer did, but with a large piece, through bolted with an adequate number (probably two, maybe three) bolts, staggered vertically, and top it with another piece extending across the top of it all (maybe even a steel plate). It can be done similar to that, but, the critical aspect is having someone design it who can back up their design ...

The structural engineer.
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