67Charger440
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I'm putting a mezzanine in my 30' x 33' shop.
The setup:
Free-standing, S6x12.5 I-beam. Shaped like the "L" piece from Tetris. 30' wide overall, 10' deep for the left half, 6' deep for the right half. Back beam is [2] 14'6"ers to clear the center upright. Front beam is 20' on the right, 10' on the left. S6x17.25 from back to front, cantilevered at the 6' mark, allowing the 6' deep, 20' wide section to intersect the front to rear beam on an upright, and the front 4' to be unsupported where it intersects the 10' left beam so it does not impose more than necessary into the work space below. 20' span is supported in the center with a front to back beam on a single upright centered front to rear. Uprights are 3x3x.25 square tubes on 6" plates anchored to the slab with [4] redheads each.
The question:
I'll be putting 3/4 plywood on it as a deck. I want to use 2x6 lumber on edge as joists. Is there an off the shelf hanger that I can purchase? My dad recommended the hangers at home depot, but since they go over the top of the beam, the ply would not sit flat. Should I just say screw it and weld in angle iron every 24"? sounds OK for the 6' span, but the 10' is getting long for angle.
The setup:
Free-standing, S6x12.5 I-beam. Shaped like the "L" piece from Tetris. 30' wide overall, 10' deep for the left half, 6' deep for the right half. Back beam is [2] 14'6"ers to clear the center upright. Front beam is 20' on the right, 10' on the left. S6x17.25 from back to front, cantilevered at the 6' mark, allowing the 6' deep, 20' wide section to intersect the front to rear beam on an upright, and the front 4' to be unsupported where it intersects the 10' left beam so it does not impose more than necessary into the work space below. 20' span is supported in the center with a front to back beam on a single upright centered front to rear. Uprights are 3x3x.25 square tubes on 6" plates anchored to the slab with [4] redheads each.
The question:
I'll be putting 3/4 plywood on it as a deck. I want to use 2x6 lumber on edge as joists. Is there an off the shelf hanger that I can purchase? My dad recommended the hangers at home depot, but since they go over the top of the beam, the ply would not sit flat. Should I just say screw it and weld in angle iron every 24"? sounds OK for the 6' span, but the 10' is getting long for angle.
