Using a traditional timber framed floor system which includes a sill plate and joists is becoming rare. However, it is still a great way to create the floor system, depending on your project needs. In this detail a stub tenon is used […]
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This rafter to post with tenon connection is a popular way to join a timber frame rafter to a post and is easy to cut and assemble. The rafter has a tenon which is fully housed by at least an inch into
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I saw this slide-in floor joist at a new barn a friend of mine made here in Massachusetts. He needed a floor joist at the wall to hold up the flooring, but he didn’t want to remove a lot of
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This is an exploded view of a drop-in floor joist where it attaches to a sill.
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This is an exploded view of a tying joist connecting to a shed frame’s long sill. The tying joist prevents the sills from spreading out at the middle of their lengths.It is usually pegged, and the peg is cut off
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