By blocking I guess you mean a wall supporting the joists.
Old school way is half the span plus 2, so if the span is 12 feet then half is 6 so add 2 to the 6 and you get 8, so the timber needs to be 8 inches deep.
Floor joist or ceiling joist? Floor joist have a board on the end all the way along the side of the building called a rim joist. Like the cross bar on the top of a T. Ceiling joist are nailed down into the top plate of the wall and to the rafters where possible.
Outside wall, inside partition wall, usually down the center of the house, header over a door or window, top and bottom plate in the wall, the floor the wall sits on, the rim joist the wall sits on, the floor joists, these are all horizontal load bearing features.
In construction, a joist is a horizontal piece that runs from wall to wall, wall to beam or beam to beam. A joist is essentially considered to be one of the most supporting pieces towards the structural aspect. It focuses in on supporting beams and other pieces in the floor, ceiling and roof.
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Instead of pouring a concrete slab for your floor you can have it built out of engineered i-joist. They do this by building concrete footings with a stem wall on top of that. They will then pour footings for pony walls or post and beams to support the i-joist's. They will then run the joist over the pony walls which will create your CRAWL SPACE. This also gives you the ability to fully insulate underneath the floor and have access to your plumbing if you run into problems with that later on. its also a little more forgiving when your children take those tumbles to the floor.
that would all depend on what is under that wall. If it is running along a floor joist that is properly supported, then I would do it
Do you mean what can soft wood be used for. Here are some uses. Roof trusses/ floor joist/ ceiling joist/ stud partitions/ timber flooring/ wall strapping/ linning boards internal finnishing. ect
it is the board that is put on the top of the basement wall and then the side wall is built above that.adding foam to this joist helps to reduce air infiltration up to 25 percent.
beam transfer loads from the joist to the wall or column where it supports..
Nails. If they cannot be placed on top of a wall or beam a joist hanger is required as well.
A wall joist in a building's structural framework provides support and stability to the walls, helping to distribute the weight of the structure evenly and prevent sagging or collapsing.
Non load bearing walls can run any direction in a house. The thing that makes a wall load bearing is that it supports the weight of the structure and is usually at the endpoint of an upper floor joist. Sometimes these walls will be built out of 2"x6" lumber instead of 2"x4" as in regular walls.