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  1. D90Left

    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...
  2. D90Left

    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)...

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