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Step 13
Install Double 2x6 Joists
1. Nail the last (2) two 134" long 2x6 boards together with 10d coated sinker nails, double row
spaced 16" apart. Install this double floor joist using a double joist hanger; see drawing below.
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Step 14
Install Loft Shelf on 12' End Wall
1. Cut (2) two 2x6-12' floor joist to a length of 134". Nail (1) one 2x6 across the end wall
using 16d coated sinker nails.
2. Using (2) two metal joist hangers, install the other floor joist with a 17-1/2" space between
the 2x6s. Cut (5) five 17-1/2" long 2x4 blocks, from wall bracing or pallet material or
leftover cut-offs, and install the blocks between these 2x6 floor joist. Use 10d coated sinkers
to toenail blocks into the 2x6s.
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Using the 4x6 sheet left over from the larger floor section, cut and install 2'x4' flooring over
this shelf ledge using 7d coated sinker nails.
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2. Install 5/8" plywood over the 2x6 floor
joist using 7d coated sinker nails
spaced 8" apart. Refer to Step 11 for
sheathing layout and panel sizes.
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Double 2x6 Floor Joist
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End Wall
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