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US 2004/0200172 A1Published application
Building construction systems and methods
AssigneeDietrich Industries, Inc.
InventorsJohn R. Beck, Michael D. Whitticar
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Abstract
Various building components and building construction techniques are disclosed. One embodiment comprises a joist end bearing condition wherein a joist rim is supported on a support structure adjacent to a bearing wall and attached thereto. Joists are attached to the joist rim and noncombustible board may be supported on the joists to form a floor surface. Other embodiments include metal joist rims that also function as headers for walls and headers for window and door openings in walls. Various methods of constructing walls from prefabricated panels formed from cold-formed steel components are also disclosed.
Claims163
A joist end bearing condition for a building, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a bearing wall directly supported on said support structure and having a plurality of vertically extending studs;
- a joist rim supported on said support structure adjacent to said vertically extending studs and being attached to at least some of said vertically extending studs;
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- at least one joist coupled to said joist rim.
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A bearing wall and floor connection, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a bearing wall supported on said support structure, said bearing wall comprising:
- a bearing wall lower track supported on said support structure;
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- a plurality of vertically extending studs attached to said bearing wall lower track;
- a joist rim having a rim web and an upper rim flange and a lower rim flange protruding from said rim web, said lower rim flange supported on said support structure adjacent said bearing wall lower track and said rim web attached to at least some of said plurality of vertically extending studs;
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- at least one joist coupled to said rim web.
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A method of constructing a bearing wall and floor structure, comprising:
- constructing a lower support structure;
- affixing a bearing wall having a plurality of vertically extending studs to the lower support structure;
- supporting a joist rim on the lower support structure adjacent to at least some of the vertically extending studs;
- affixing the joist rim to at least some of the adjacent vertically extending studs;
- affixing a plurality of floor joists to the joist rim;
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- supporting a floor deck on the plurality of floor joists.
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A joist end bearing condition for a bearing wall and floor structure, comprising:
- a lower track;
- an upper track having a planar track web and a first and second track flange protruding from said track web;
- a plurality of vertically extending studs extending between said upper and lower tracks and attached thereto, each said vertically extending stud having a stud web and a first stud flange and a second stud flange protruding from said stud web;
- a joist rim having a rim web and a planar upper flange protruding from said rim web, said rim web attached to said second stud flanges of a plurality of said vertically extending studs adjacent to said upper track such that said planar upper flange of said joist rim is substantially coplanar with said track web of said upper track;
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- at least one first joist coupled to said rim web.
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A method of constructing a bearing wall and floor structure, comprising:
- constructing a bearing wall having an upper track and a lower track and a plurality of vertical studs extending between the upper and lower tracks and being attached thereto, the upper track having a planar track web;
- affixing a joist rim to the bearing wall such that a planar rim flange of the joist rim is substantially co-planar with the planar track web of the upper track;
- affixing a plurality of first floor joists to the joist rim;
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- supporting a floor deck on the plurality of first floor joists and the substantially coplanar upper track web and upper rim flange.
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A wall and floor connection, comprising:
- a first wall having a plurality of vertically extending first studs each having first and second lateral flanges and being coupled to an upper track;
- a first a joist rim coupled to at least some of said first lateral flanges of said vertically extending studs such that an upper rim flange of said first joist rim is substantially coplanar with a portion of said upper track;
- a second joist rim coupled to at least some of said second lateral flanges of said vertically extending studs such that an upper rim flange of said second joist rim is substantially coplanar with a portion of said upper track and said upper rim flange of said first joist rim;
- a plurality of first joists coupled to said first rim;
- a plurality of second joists coupled to said second rim;
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- a floor deck received on said upper track, said upper flange of said first joist rim, said upper track of said second joist rim and said first and second joists.
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43 The wall and floor connection of claim 42 wherein said floor deck comprises noncombustible board.
The wall and floor connection of claim 43 wherein said noncombustible board comprises cementitious board material.
The wall and floor connection of claim 43 wherein said noncombustible board may be cut, drilled and sanded utilizing conventional woodworking tools.
The wall and floor connection of claim 43 wherein said noncombustible board is mold-resistant.
A joist end bearing condition for a structure, comprising:
- a plurality of vertically extending studs forming a bearing wall, said vertically extending studs each having a top portion;
- a joist rim having an upper rim flange, said joist rim attached to at least some of said vertically extending studs such that said upper rim flange is substantially co-planar with said top portions of said vertically extending studs;
- at least one floor joist coupled to said rim web;
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- floor decking material attached to at least some of said floor joists and spanning a point of connection between top portions of said vertically extending studs and said rim joist.
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A wall and floor arrangement for a multi-story structure, comprising:
- a support structure;
- a first bearing wall supported on said support structure and having a plurality of vertically extending first studs each having a top portion;
- a first joist rim supported on said support structure adjacent to said vertically extending first studs and being attached to at least some of said vertically extending first studs;
- a plurality of first floor joists coupled to said first rim web;
- first floor decking material attached to said at least one first joists;
- a second joist rim having an upper rim flange, said second joist rim attached to at least some of said vertically extending first studs such that said upper rim flange is substantially co-planar with said top portions of said vertically extending first studs;
- a plurality of second floor joists coupled to said second rim web;
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- second floor decking material attached to at least some of said second floor joists and spanning a point of connection between top portions of said vertically extending first studs and said second rim joist.
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A multi-story wall connection, comprising:
- a lower wall comprising:
- a first lower track;
- a plurality of lower studs having lower ends attached to said lower track, said lower studs each having a top end;
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- a first upper track attached to said top ends of said lower studs;
- a joist attached to at least some of said lower studs such that a top flange of said joist is substantially co-planar with said first upper track;
- a noncombustible board material supported on said first upper track and said top flange of said joist;
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- an upper wall comprising:
- a second lower track attached to said noncombustible board material and said first upper track;
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- a plurality of upper studs attached to said second lower track.
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A joist rim, comprising:
- a top web;
- a first flange depending from said top web;
- a second flange depending from said top web in spaced opposing relationship relative to said first flange;
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- a plurality of first joist attachment tabs integrally formed in said first flange.
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A joist rim, comprising:
- a web;
- a top leg protruding from said web;
- a bottom leg protruding from said web;
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- a plurality of joist attachment tabs integrally formed in said web.
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A combination joist rim and wall header comprising:
- a top web;
- a first header flange depending from said top web;
- a second header flange depending from said top web in spaced opposing relationship relative to said first header flange;
- a plurality of first joist attachment tabs integrally formed in said first header flange at first predetermined intervals, each said first joist attachment tab being oriented at a first predetermined angle relative to said first header flange;
- a first lower flange depending from said first header flange;
- a plurality of second joist attachment tabs integrally formed in said second header flange at second predetermined intervals, each said second joist attachment tab being oriented at a second predetermined angle relative to said second header flange;
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- a second lower flange depending from said second header flange.
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A wall and floor system comprising:
- a combination joist rim and header comprising:
- a top web;
- a first header flange depending from said top web;
- a second header flange depending from said top web in spaced opposing relationship relative to said first header flange;
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- a plurality of first joist attachment tabs integrally formed in said first header flange;
- a plurality of first joists attached to said first joist attachment tabs;
- a plurality of vertically extending studs each having a top portion wherein said top portions of said studs are received between said first and second header flanges of said combination joist rim and header and are attached thereto.
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A method of constructing a wall and floor connection, comprising:
- constructing a wall having a plurality of vertically extending studs, wherein each stud has a top portion;
- attaching the top portions of the studs to first and second header flanges of a combination header and joist rim having a plurality of first joist attachment tabs integrally formed in the first header flange at first predetermined intervals;
- attaching a plurality of first joists to the plurality of first joist attachment tabs;
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- supporting floor decking material on the first joists.
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A method of constructing a wall and floor connection, comprising:
- constructing a wall having a plurality of vertically extending studs, wherein each stud has a top portion;
- attaching the top portions of the studs to first and second header flanges of a combination header and joist rim having a plurality of first joist attachment tabs integrally formed in the first header flange at first predetermined intervals and a plurality of second joist attachment tabs integrally formed in the second header flange at second predetermined intervals;
- attaching a plurality of first joists to the plurality of first joist attachment tabs;
- attaching a plurality of second joists to the plurality of second joist attachment tabs;
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- supporting floor decking material on the combination header and joist rim, the first joists and the second joists.
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A wall and floor system comprising:
- a combination joist rim and wall header comprising:
- a U-shaped header having a top web, a first header flange dependingfrom said top web and second header flange depending from said top web in spaced opposing relationship relative to said header flange;
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- a plurality of first joist attachment clips fastened to said first header flange at first predetermined intervals;
- a plurality of vertically extending studs each having a top portion wherein said top portions of said studs are received between said first and second header flanges of said U-shaped header and are attached thereto;
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- a plurality of first joists attached to said plurality of first joist attachment clips.
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A method of constructing a wall and floor connection, comprising:
- constructing a wall having a plurality of vertically extending studs, wherein each stud has a top portion;
- attaching a U-shaped header to the top portions of the studs such that a first header flange of the header and a second header flange of the header are attached to the top portions of the studs;
- attaching a plurality of joist attachment clips to the first header flange of the U-shaped header;
- attaching a plurality of joists to the joist attachment clips;
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- supporting floor decking material on the joists.
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A method of constructing a wall and floor connection, comprising:
- constructing a wall having a plurality of vertically extending studs, wherein each stud has a top portion;
- attaching a U-shaped header to the top portions of the studs such that a first header flange of the header and a second header flange of the header are attached to the top portions of the studs;
- attaching a plurality of first joist attachment clips to the first header flange of the U-shaped header;
- attaching a plurality of first joists to the first joist attachment clips;
- attaching a plurality of second joist attachment clips to the second header flange of the U-shaped header;
- attaching a plurality of second joists to the plurality of second joist attachment clips;
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- supporting floor decking material on the header and the first and second joists.
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A header arrangement for an opening in a wall of a multi-story structure, said header arrangement, comprising:
- a joist rim attached to posts defining said opening and extending therebetween to form a header above said opening;
- a girder assembly attached to said joist rim and being co-extensive therewith, said girder assembly attached to said posts;
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- a plurality of floor joists attached to said joist rim.
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A method for constructing a wall structure having an opening therein, said method comprising:
- fabricating first wall panel section from cold-formed steel components;
- fabricating a second wall panel section from cold-formed steel components;
- fabricating a third wall panel section from cold formed steel components;
- interconnecting the first, second and third wall panel sections in coplanar relationship to form the wall structure and to define and opening therethrough.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.