Joisting The Unit

 (Ceiling joist)

Over the years I have witnessed many different styles to joist a unit. Though many of these methods will pass inspection they don’t contribute to the ease of dry-walling the ceiling.

The first thing I do is spread out the lumber and then I add the blocking. When this lumber is spread, it is cut to size so when the mailing begins the job is almost finished. I also sight each board and mark it with a arrow showing the direction of the crown. If it is a one-story unit and I’m cutting rafters then I figure on a set of rafters at each outer edge of the unit and 16” on center so it goes 13” block, joist 1 1/2 “space (block I use a 2X cut off scrap) I cut these blocks in pairs and I place the in a place where I can reach them when the nailing begins.

If I have beams which the joist attaches to I hang but do not complete the process so that I can set the joist in it and I position the hanger correctly by clamping it in a pinch clamp. Once all the cuts are finished, I begin nailing the system together. I start at one otter corner and follow a S fashion through the unit. When I reach the other side and the but the adjacent corner I am finished. The blocks are in. Not only the pressure blocks use to insure the spacing but also the mid span block. Mid span blocks are cut at 14 7/16”.

This process insures that hanging the drywall will flow easily.

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