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Originally Posted by Bill Douglas
Good terminology thanks, I'm learning things.
Here in NZ a girder usually means a RSJ (rolled steel joist) in I profile and is used to span quite a width. Then (usually) bearers and joists. I did a reno' job where I didn't have much room under the floor so ran a steel I beam/girder, then sat the joists on top of that. It worked well.
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Excellent solution. Code keeps wood a certain distance from grade. With steel, as long as there is access all around, you could lay that sucker 3" from the soil. I'll have to remember that one now that I'm fully retired and never to set foot in a reno again.
50 years and a new shoulder was enough. You could call it 60 or 65 if you count the dabbling I did before I left the automotive world for the trades. (Never really left the world of autos/racing, but it wasn't my main source of income.)
08-31-2025, 09:40 AM
