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Plywood floor joist.
If you are adding on or starting a new building project menards has everything you will need to get started.
In fact instead of being a cheaper substitute for plywood i joists made with osb webs mark a significant improvement in the structural floor framing industry.
Bci joists are specially constructed i joists with flanges made from strong versa lam laminated veneer lumber with oriented stranded board webs and approved waterproof structural adhesives providing outstanding strength and durability.
So if your subfloor is 3 4 of an inch thick any screw about 1 3 4 inches long will do the trick.
You ll want the screw to go about an inch past the plywood into the joist or underlying layer beneath it.
I joists are comprised of top and bottom flanges which resist bending united with webs which provide outstanding shear resistance.
The flange material is typically laminated veneer lumber lvl or solid sawn lumber and the web is made with plywood or osb.
Trusses i joists engineered lumber get great deals and big savings on trusses at menards.
Inventory is sold and received continuously throughout the day.
The osb in i joist webs is not the garden variety osb used for sheathing products.
Chalk lines are pulled all the way across all the joist tops at the 4 foot marks so we can check our accuracy with each sheet of plywood being attached to the joists.
Engineered wood products ewp span and size charts for bci joists.
Therefore the quantity shown may not be available when you get to the store.
It has more wax and about 15 percent more resin making it a very stable material.
On the tops of the floor joists we measure and mark every 4 feet this will be the plywood seams.
I joists provide a high performance alternative to dimension lumber joists for floor and roof applications.
If the plywood subfloor you re placing is 5 8 of an inch thick you need a screw about 1 5 8 inches long.
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