Proper Trailer Floor Width Framing Space

This size is no longer acceptable when framing a structure.

Proper trailer floor width framing space.

In general practice 2x8s 2x10s or 2x12s are used when framing a raised floor instead. If you re going to frame a rough opening for a door then you ll need to know the unit size. Though joists may be any size that you desire using typical floor joist and beam specifications ensures that you can find hardware to fit the joists and that the floor provides adequate support for furniture and other items in a room. Examine the trailer to determine if strength is in the trailer frame or if it is really in the sides.

Standard door rough openings. The labeled figure near the article beginning illustrates a trailer frame that extends left and right beyond the main beams. In the past 2x4s or 2x6s were sometimes used as floor joists. With many trailers the left and right perimeter of the bed are the trailer frame main beams.

Floor joists or beams provide the below surface support for the wood subfloor of a room. Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists. On others there are cross member extensions or outriggers that extend the bed on each side in front and behind the wheels. This gave me a nice straight line the full length of the board to follow as i ripped it with a circular saw.

In the past 2x4s or 2x6s were sometimes used as floor joists. In general practice 2x8s 2x10s or 2x12s are used when framing a raised floor. The last board fit the final space with the same spacing as the rest of the trailer floor. This is typical for trailers made mostly of angle iron frame and sides are angle iron.

The trick to framing is to have all your joists designed to be on 24 centers so when you place sub flooring which is 4 feet wide you know exactly where to screw into the floor joists. A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals. The last step to complete this project is to reinstall the angle iron at the back of the trailer to cap off the ends of the boards. For example let s say we want to frame a 6 8 x 3 0 front entry door.

Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home. A trend in light duty trailers is a light frame then rely on the sides for stiffness. In buildings with basements the first level of floor joists serves the same purpose. My tiny house sub floor framing was done with treated 2 4 s placed on 2 foot centers.

The exact size necessary may be stipulated by the building code required for a particular structure. Tiny house sub floor framing. Floor joists are made from 2 by 8 inch or 2 by 10 inch lumber or from engineered quiet beams which are made from a thin layer of chipboard on edge between two lumber caps forming an i shape.