Slideshow: Framing as a System

Slideshow: Framing as a System

To complete the job of reinforcing the floor system, the joists hacked up by plumbers had to be headed off.

Slideshow: Framing as a System

Ernest secures metal clips to the new header using structural screws made by Simpson Strong Tie.

Slideshow: Framing as a System

The completed framing transfers the floor load around an existing drain pipe.

Slideshow: Framing as a System

Framing as a system: The completed framing repairs result in a flat, level floor/ceiling assembly with all loads transferred effectively to the foundation.

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