Wood Floor Beam Span Table

There are several beam span tables for all the species of wood.

Wood floor beam span table.

Sample floor beam span table. Listed are 46 tables based on common loading conditions for floor joists ceiling joists and rafters. Span calculator for wood joists and rafters also available for the android os. This table is simply a sample and may not be valid for your region.

View joist rafter tables. Tables providing size selections for various beam spans and loading combinations for southern pine dimension lumber and southern pine glued laminated timber are available for the following applications. You can also use the wood beam calculator from the american wood council website to determine maximum rafter and joist lengths. Also available for the android os.

The full table shows more lumber sizes. Joist span table use these tables to determine floor joist spans based on grade of lumber size of joist floor joist spacing and a live load of 30 lbs ft 2 or 40 lbs ft 2 these tables can also be used to determine deck joist span. Simplified maximum span tables for selected visual and mechanical grades of southern pine lumber in sizes 2 4 thru 2 12. It also shows the maximum that the beam can span.

Floor joist span tables for various sizes and species of wood. This span table excerpt shows two possible sizes of built up floor beams 2 x 10 and 2 x 12.