Ceiling Joists

Simple Air-Sealed Ceiling for a High-Performance Home
Building an airtight box before adding a roof creates a conditioned mechanical cavity, a safe work surface, and a platform for deep insulation.
Podcast 211: Attic Insulation, EV Work Truck Conversions, and Wonky Can Lights
Matt, Kiley, and Patrick hear from listeners about thermal bridging, dryer ducts, and determining the age of recent remodels before taking listener questions on improving attic insulation, hybrid work trucks, and what’s up with this can light?
Preserving the Popcorn in Textured Ceilings
Use structural screws as standoffs, driven directly up into the joist to be supported.
Calculating Maximum Load
How much weight would this storage area hold?
Attic Ventilation Channels
Baffles are needed to prevent the insulation from filling the space between the ceiling and the roof sheathing along the eave edges.
How to Reinforce Ceiling Joists to Handle Heavy Loads
Will this loft floor framing be strong enough to store heavy lumber, or should the builder upgrade to something stronger than 2x6 joists?
Ceiling Remodel: From Flat to Cathedral
Reframing exploits unused attic space and helps to open up a cramped ranch house.
Boxing ductwork for a dropped ceiling
Q: Our company is having difficulty putting up dropped ceilings efficiently. Actually, boxing in the ductwork is what slows us down. How can we be more efficient? Jeffrey Nixon, West Chester,…
Leveling an Old Ceiling
Steel studs attached to the sides of existing floor joists of the room above create a flat surface for new drywall.
Removing a Bearing Wall
Hide the new carrying beam in the ceiling, and they'll forget that wall ever existed.

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