I have one floor single family house with 2x10 ridge board, the height of the exterior walls is 6-8” can I put ceiling joists at 1/3 of the height ( from the top of the wall to the bottom of the ridge board)
Please advise
Miles Jaffe
Feb 15, 18 6:58 pm
"Joists" are horizontal members and as such would not have a ridge.
Non Sequitur
Feb 15, 18 7:47 pm
Comments like this is why I stick around.
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 7:08 pm
By code if you have structural Ridge, you don’t need ceiling joists but if we have ridge board we need ceiling joists, there is one section in the code saying that we can place ceiling joists up to 1/3 of the height
Just want to check with someone about the code
proto
Feb 15, 18 7:27 pm
perhaps you could consult an architect near you?
Non Sequitur
Feb 15, 18 7:46 pm
Consulting starts at $250/hr. For you, make that $500/hr as a precaution.
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:10 pm
that what I meant by not clear
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:17 pm
Hi Pete,
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:17 pm
Hi Pete,
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:17 pm
Where are you located?
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:19 pm
I am PE my self but I am trying to help someone I know
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:21 pm
Can you stamp drawings?
Kamil972
Feb 15, 18 10:25 pm
Civil Engineer PE
Non Sequitur
Feb 15, 18 10:45 pm
That's not building related... stick to making grading plans and turning simple CAD files into Z coordinate nightmares. Hire someone you cheapskate.
Bench
Feb 16, 18 2:10 pm
Wait how does a registered civil PE not understand how to look up something in the building code? F
k me thats scary!
chigurh
Feb 16, 18 4:43 pm
civil PE = inner-tube and hot-dog experience
On the fence
Feb 16, 18 12:27 pm
The IRC would allow this. You still need collar ties in the upper 1/3 as well. But as long as the ceiling joists are located in the bottom 1/3 AND the rafters are sized correctly due to an adjustment factor (up to .67), its doable.
Wood Guy
Feb 16, 18 4:13 pm
It's crystal clear in the IRC, if you know where to look. If you don't know where to look it's probably not something you should be engineering. Since you left out the two pieces of information that actually matter in this case, that's another sign that you should hire a professional.
arch76
Feb 16, 18 7:14 pm
With the top of exterior wall at 6'-8", I guess the doors are on the gable end? sexy.
Wood Guy
Feb 17, 18 9:09 am
Nevermind, I reread the OP.
Medusa
Feb 18, 18 9:52 am
Sounds like a center for ants, but three times as big.
Hello,
I have one floor single family house with 2x10 ridge board, the height of the exterior walls is 6-8” can I put ceiling joists at 1/3 of the height ( from the top of the wall to the bottom of the ridge board)
Please advise
"Joists" are horizontal members and as such would not have a ridge.
Comments like this is why I stick around.
By code if you have structural Ridge, you don’t need ceiling joists but if we have ridge board we need ceiling joists, there is one section in the code saying that we can place ceiling joists up to 1/3 of the height
Just want to check with someone about the code
perhaps you could consult an architect near you?
Consulting starts at $250/hr. For you, make that $500/hr as a precaution.
that what I meant by not clear
Hi Pete,
Hi Pete,
Where are you located?
I am PE my self but I am trying to help someone I know
Can you stamp drawings?
Civil Engineer PE
That's not building related... stick to making grading plans and turning simple CAD files into Z coordinate nightmares. Hire someone you cheapskate.
Wait how does a registered civil PE not understand how to look up something in the building code? F k me thats scary!
civil PE = inner-tube and hot-dog experience
The IRC would allow this. You still need collar ties in the upper 1/3 as well. But as long as the ceiling joists are located in the bottom 1/3 AND the rafters are sized correctly due to an adjustment factor (up to .67), its doable.
It's crystal clear in the IRC, if you know where to look. If you don't know where to look it's probably not something you should be engineering. Since you left out the two pieces of information that actually matter in this case, that's another sign that you should hire a professional.
With the top of exterior wall at 6'-8", I guess the doors are on the gable end? sexy.
Nevermind, I reread the OP.
Sounds like a center for ants, but three times as big.