Browse Forums Owner Builder Forum 1 Aug 04, 2023 10:15 am Hi, I am trying to read the engineering drawings. Want to create a 3D render of all timber needed. And be able to double check carpenter's work. In the Structural Engineering First Floor drawing, does the arrows for the I-Joists show the direction of the joists? For my drawing they point East/West. But engineer told me they should be North/South. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Floor Joist direction given by Structural Engineering 4Aug 04, 2023 1:29 pm 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 the spacing is greater than 450 to allow for fixing of flooring sheets as shown by the arrowhead extending to TB10 1 10303 Thanks for all replies. I just noticed now the pictures I added to post right on top of page were wrong. I attached pictures showing "current" and my "suggested" floor… 9 14877 Pls help! The black marks show where our outdoor entertaining area would be along side of house as we have an irregular backyard and want to make use of the side as… 0 4456 |