Floor Joist Into Brick Wall

Leah from see jane drill demonstrates how to use a screw and anchor also sometimes called a walldog to attach furniture to a brick wall.

Floor joist into brick wall.

In old brick masonry construction they often pocketed floor joists right into the masonry bearing walls interior and exterior walls. Align the joist hanger so that the holes match up to the holes in the wall. Rule and or policy violation. If you have 3 or 4 inch diameter pipes running through the wall make the wall from 2 x 6 inch boards.

A lot of the old mortar had deteriorated and the joists aren t tight in the pockets. These joists were bricked in tight no air gap and had a fire cut at their ends. Any thoughts or suggestions. In this area typical brownstone rowhouse construction used 3x dimension lumber pocketed into brick masonry party walls walls that are shared by both neighbors and therefore not exposed.

Fit the end of the joist into the joist hanger with one narrow edge down so that the hanger fits up and around the two faces. Does current code we are irc here still allow this practice. The joists span wall to wall and are pocketed into the brick. When dealing with fire damage to these buildings would you ever go back with new joists bearing in the existing masonry pockets or would you come up with some other sort of connection.

A joist hanger is a metal bracket designed to attach the end of a rafter or joist to a perpendicular beam or to an existing wall. If the joists run perpendicular to the wall an adjustment should not be necessary. Sponsored links 2 01 04 10 04 44 pm chandler. The bracket is attached by driving fasteners through the holes in flat tabs on either side of the three sided pocket or seat for the joist.

At present all the floor joists are pocketed into the walls. Drive one 1 3 4 inch tapcon style concrete screw through each hole using a cordless drill and a properly sized phillips screw bit tip. Should i attach a ledger board to the brick wall and put joist hanger on the ledger board or should i put the floor joists directly into the brick wall and put cement around the joists and brick wall.