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Composite Box Beam
Thanks for the input. My first solution was originally to add a long spanning glb girder to pick up all the floor joists, behind the knee wall- that was frowned upon by P.M./Client. My next solution was to lap (e) joists w/ (n) joists, as you mentioned- all frowned upon. It was suggested that I...- D90Left
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Composite Box Beam
Proposed Knee wall "Box Beam" to support (e) ceiling joists below. Ceiling joists to be converted to floor use; (e) ceiling joists are inadequate to support roof load at knee wall + new floor loads. (e) knee wall is 2x4 studs @ 16" oc, unsheathed (5 ft tall). I've considered cdx ea. face, w/ (n)...- D90Left
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