Attic Joist Span

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.

Attic joist span. Span exceeds 26 feet in length. Ceiling joist spans for common lumber species uninhabitable attics with limited storage live load 20 psf l δ 240 check sources for availability of lumber in lengths greater than 20 feet. Ceiling joist span tables. For uninhabitable attics without storage we will use table r802 4 1 and for uninhabitable attic with limited storage we will use table r802 4 2.

So span length and width between the spans can be determined only by calculations. This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction. For example the highlighted cell below shows that a 2 x 6 southern yellow pine joist with a grade of 2 and spaced 24 apart can have a maximum span of 10 feet 0 inches 10 0 if you are designing your structure to support a plaster ceiling. Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os.

Also available for the android os. Span length is different for every room. 1 inch 25 4 mm 1 foot 304 8 mm 1 pound per square foot 0 0479kpa.