Joist hanging apparatus, and associated method for mounting joists

Abstract

A joist hanging apparatus includes a rigid body forming a support region, a joist contact region and a first pair of opposing flanges. The flanges and joist contact region form a first U-shaped region for positioning a joist therebetween, wherein an edge of the joist coupled to the contact region is level with a support beam when the support region rests on the support beam. In a related method for mounting joists, a top edge of a joist is mounted within a U-shaped region formed by a monolithic rigid body. An end of the rigid body rests upon a support beam, the top edge of the joist level with the top of the support beam, and an end of the joist flush with a side of the beam. A joist hanger is mounted with the support beam, around a bottom edge of the joist, and the rigid body is removed from the joist and the support beam.

1 . Joist hanging apparatus, comprising: a rigid body forming a support region, a joist contact region, and a first pair of opposing flanges, the flanges and joist contact region forming a first U-shaped region for positioning a joist therebetween, wherein an edge of the joist coupled to the contact region is level with a support beam when the support region rests on the support beam.  
   
   
       2 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the joist contact region forming at least one hole for coupling the edge with the joist contact region.  
   
   
       3 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the flanges facilitating mounting of the joist to the joist contact region by preventing side-to-side movement of the joist within the U-shaped region.  
   
   
       4 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , wherein the support region and joist contact region form a flat surface.  
   
   
       5 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the support region comprising one or more support region markings for aligning an end of the joist for mounting with the support beam.  
   
   
       6 . Apparatus of  claim 5 , wherein the support region markings indicate a distance to an end of the rigid body.  
   
   
       7 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the support beam comprising a header, a ledger or a rim joist.  
   
   
       8 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the rigid body being reusable with multiple joists.  
   
   
       9 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , the rigid body comprising metal.  
   
   
       10 . Apparatus of  claim 1 , further comprising a second pair of opposing flanges forming a second U-shaped region with the support region, the second pair of flanges extending away from the rigid body in a direction that is opposite extension of the first pair of flanges away from the rigid body.  
   
   
       11 . Apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the rigid body is functionally reversible.  
   
   
       12 . Apparatus of  claim 10 , the support region forming at least one hole for mounting an edge of the joist within the second U-shaped region.  
   
   
       13 . Apparatus of  claim 10 , wherein the rigid body is a monolithic rigid body.  
   
   
       14 . Apparatus of  claim 10 , the joist contact region comprising one or more contact region markings for aligning an end of the joist for mounting with a support beam.  
   
   
       15 . Apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein the contact region markings indicate a distance to a second end of the rigid body.  
   
   
       16 . Apparatus of  claim 14 , wherein one or both of the support region markings and the joist contact markings are disposed on the first or second pair of flanges.  
   
   
       17 . Apparatus for coupling a joist to a joist hanger and a support beam, comprising a rigid body forming a support region, a joist contact region, and a first pair of opposing flanges, the flanges and joist contact region forming a first U-shaped region for positioning a joist therebetween, wherein an edge of the joist coupled to the contact region is level with a support beam when the support region rests on the support beam.  
   
   
       18 . Apparatus of  claim 17 , further comprising a second pair of opposing flanges forming a second U-shaped region, for positioning a joist therebetween, with the support region, the second pair of flanges extending away from the rigid body in a direction that is opposite extension of the first pair of flanges away from the rigid body.  
   
   
       19 . Apparatus of  claim 18 , wherein the rigid body is functionally reversible.  
   
   
       20 . Apparatus of  claim 19 , the rigid body forming at least one hole for mounting the joist within the first or the second U-shaped region.  
   
   
       21 . Apparatus of  claim 18 , one or both of the support region and the joist contact region comprising at least one marking for aligning an end of the joist for mounting with the support beam.  
   
   
       22 . The apparatus of  claim 17 , wherein the apparatus is reusable.  
   
   
       23 . A method for mounting joists, comprising: 
 mounting a top edge of a joist within a U-shaped region formed by a monolithic rigid body;    resting an end of the monolithic rigid body on top of a support beam, with the top edge of the joist level with a top of the support beam and a first end of the joist flush with a side of the support beam;    mounting a joist hanger with the support beam and around a bottom edge of the joist, at the first end; and    removing the monolithic rigid body from the joist and the support beam.    
   
   
       24 . The method of  claim 23 , the monolithic rigid body comprising: 
 a support region comprising the end of the monolithic body;    a joist contact region; and    a first pair of opposing flanges, the flanges and joist contact region forming the U-shaped region for positioning the joist therebetween.