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While you may be ok with the joist span at 24 inches the floor will be maxed out to the limits.
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Given that 2x8s are actually 1 inches wide it works out to be 14 inches between each joist.
Normally floor joists are spaced 16 inches apart on center.
The floor joist spacing is the distance between the centers of any two installed joists.
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The joists can be longer or shorter as required by space and size and are typically spaced at either 450mm or 600mm apart.
With some structures floor joists are required to be 12 or 24 inches apart on center.
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The thickness of flooring joists themselves will be determined by what s going on top of them.
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Joists that sit below end matched joints must be at least 35mm thick.
See the image below for an example of joists spaced 16 on center 16 o c.
Spacing joists in your shed 16 inches on center will give you a firmer feel with less bounce and increase the load capacity of the floor.
Since the example house we are designing for is 12 feet wide we need to find in the floor joist span table a joist size and centering that can span 12 or wider.
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Or selected in order to obtain the required size for a given span.
True floor joist span calculations can only be made by a structural engineer or contractor.
This means from the center of one upright joist to the center of the next.
Floor joists and ceiling joists require the spacing of members to be known.
Remember to complete all calculations using millimetres.
Then divide this measurement by the maximum floor joist spacing that is mentioned on your drawings.
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