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Is it normal for ceiling joists not to overlap one another?

9 years ago

In my attic some of the ceiling joists are infront of each other and another piece of wood connects them.
I have always seen them overlapped.....

Here is a vid of the joists

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z01wtpvFbns&list=UUZHJJ05ZqBHRLkpCwF1-d3A

Here is a link that might be useful: ceiling joists

Comments (3)

renovator8
9 years ago
I couldn't see anything in the video but 2 or 3 inches of the ends of the joists must rest on supports whether they are overlapped or not. Joists cannot be spliced in any way.
worthy
9 years ago
A case of where a picture is not worth a thousand words. I suspect the walkway you're on is over a beam/girder on which the joists are resting.
manhattan42
9 years ago
Building codes require joists to overlap and be fastened to one another, or butt end to end and be fastened together using a splice plate just as it appears in your video.

While not common practice today, there is nothing wrong with your installation...(provided the joint is over a beam, girder, wall or partition as others have mentioned.)

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