Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Oct 13, 2013 11:40 pm Hi, I'm building a cabin, and using Smart Frame i-beam joists. What do you think is the best way for me to secure the joists to the bearers below? Traditional joist hangers don't fit the i-beam shape. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Cheers, Chris. Re: SmartFrame joist hangers? 2Oct 14, 2013 11:57 am You may be able to use triple-grips. I've been using these for my decking and they may have enough holes to secure your joists down. Even if you had to drill a couple of extra holes in each of the triple grips. I was in a similar situation needing to attach hangers to a hollow bathroom door. I just bought the stick on type with a larger surface area base and used good double… 2 5761 Assuming you've modelled the TB8, TB10, TB12, TB2 & J1 joists/LVLs there, it appears as per drawing to me. There maybe should be an additional J1 between TB10 and T12 if… 3 32553 Seconded; we just used these last weekend to build a small deck. They worked perfectly as we have bluestone in the area where we wanted to build so digging down was not… 8 9558 |