ProDave Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 Not a serious question, more a bit of "how the others do it" light hearted discussion. I saw this on my job today: It is a house being renovated. They have turned the stairs around and in doing so had to create a new bit of return landing. There are 3 new joists supported like this. So they have found the mortar joint in the brick wall and slotted the joist hanger in there after raking out the mortar. That put the hanger a bit too low, hence the packers under the joist. That will be "fun" when plasterboarding the ceiling But what struck me is no fixings. I would be worried there is nothing to stop that hanger just walking it's way out of the wall. There is nothing to fix it in place, and there are not any holes in the hanger anyway for any fixings. I can't help thinking I would want to drill some holes and screw it to the joist so it stayed in place, and proably some holes and screws into the wall so it could not just walk out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 building control will be all over that like a rash........???? maybe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 I have a feeling they are not involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC45 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 whats below the joist - it looks like a floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 That's the old return bit of landing that was 2 steps lower. That is being removed to be replaced by the new bit of floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 BODGE. of the grandest order. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 21, 2019 Author Share Posted June 21, 2019 2 minutes ago, joe90 said: BODGE. of the grandest order. That was my thought. But with no holes in the hanger, just what is the correct way of making sure it stays where you put it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joe90 Posted June 21, 2019 Share Posted June 21, 2019 1 hour ago, ProDave said: But with no holes in the hanger, just what is the correct way of making sure it stays where you put it? Is it the correct type of hanger for that situation?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Temp Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 What would the correct situation be for that type of hanger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oz07 Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Looks like there is an indent where hole should be. Are you sure it doesn't have some sort of flange where joist butts upto it to stop it coming out. It's a bodge but in reality there loads of that goes on up and down the country. See it all the time when stripping stuff back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted June 22, 2019 Author Share Posted June 22, 2019 1 hour ago, Temp said: What would the correct situation be for that type of hanger? I have no idea. I have only used joist hangers to hang joists onto wood. If I were doing this I would have asked here what hanger to use and how. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterW Posted June 22, 2019 Share Posted June 22, 2019 Looks like a standard Simpson StrongTie JHM. They have a hole at the bottom on either side for a single retaining nail. They are heavy galvanised so sometimes this appears filled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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