plate material

[tesa]

are my i joists connected directly to my beam, or is there a plate? and are they toenailed into the flange of my i joist?

i've searched wagners book, but i'm not seeing anything, it looks like his examples show them sitting on a mudsill on a concrete
wall.

materials list does call for both 2x4's and 2x6's under plate material needed, but i'm not sure

tesa

[tesa]

hum, btw, that picture as my avatar is NOT me....

i was just gonna add a signature line, and somehow THAT was included

i guess i need to fix that

tesa

[tesa]

oh goody!! i no longer look like brad pitt

tesa

[MountainDon]

are my i joists connected directly to my beam, or is there a plate?

I-joists sit on the beams and are nailed directly to them.

[NM_Shooter]

These are not hung joists? 
 

[tesa]

the guy at HD asked me if i was going to hang them, i told him we prefered to have them on top

speaking of HD, every time i talk to them, they just want me to bring in my plans

the guy at the pro desk seems willing to help with prices on things, and i'm aware of a possible
benifit by doing a framing package, but he tells me every stinkin' time to just bring in the plans,
that they employ engineers to look things like this over, and make sure i'm doing the right thing

i'm all for gettin' advise/help, but i believe they just want my money, and will take a look at my plans,
and tell me all sorts of things i SHOULD do, they are there to make money for Mr. home depot, and i
bet they'll try and make some off of me

i told him, they guy at the pro desk, that i HAD a designer, and i HAVE plans, and i appreciate the
offer, but i'd just like a price of these joists, PLEASE.............

tesa

[rocking23nf]

I dunno Tesa, I found the service guys to be very helpful, and made suggestions where I could save some cash. Im sure it depends on the store.

[tesa]

overall, i'd say they HAVE been very helpful, but everytime they want to see my plans, all of them, and he said
if i'd just hand over the plans........

i'm overly skeptical about their motives

a personality flaw,

i'm all for savin' a buck or three, but i'm just leary about handin' over my plans

besides, i've decided to modify the 1 1/2 story down to a single story so much of my original
plans, as they are on paper, aren't going to be the same, such as wall height, and i think i'm gonna
change the pitch of the roof, so if i just hand over the plans, they will be bidding on something i'm not
building
tesa

[NM_Shooter]

I've never been very impressed with packages that I've bought.  For that reason, I've always hand picked every board out of their pile.  Takes a lot longer, but I don't have to worry about studs being straight.  Even so, it is best to get things framed up quickly, as once they are out of the pile things start to twist and warp.

Pick your own wood.  That will take one frustration out.

[davidj]

are my i joists connected directly to my beam, or is there a plate? and are they toenailed into the flange of my i joist?

I-joists are toe-nailed through the flange and also nailed through the rim joist.

I don't know what type you are using, but the iLevel framing details leaflet is great at showing you how to work with their I-joists.