Method of building construction

Abstract

A method of construction. A first step involves stabilizing prefabricated load bearing walls for an underlying vertical level of a multi-story building. The walls have opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge. A second step involves securing floor joists for an overlying vertical level to at least one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of one of the underlying vertical level. A third step involves installing prefabricated load bearing walls for the overlying vertical level along the top peripheral edge of the underlying vertical level. The walls have opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge. The steps set forth above are repeated until a desired number of vertical levels are installed.

1 . A method of construction, comprising the steps of:
 stabilizing prefabricated load bearing walls for an underlying vertical level of a multi-story building, the walls having opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge;   securing floor joists for an overlying vertical level to at least one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of one of the underlying vertical level;   installing prefabricated load bearing walls for the overlying vertical level along the top peripheral edge of the underlying vertical level, the walls having opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge; and   repeating the steps set forth above until a desired number of vertical levels are installed.   
   
   
       2 . The method of  claim 1 , including a step of suspending joists from the top peripheral edge of the walls. 
   
   
       3 . The method of  claim 6 , the suspending of the joists being accomplished using a joist support having an upper attachment, a lower attachment and a connecting web extending between the upper attachment and the lower attachment, the upper attachment engaging the top peripheral edge of the walls of the underlying vertical level and the lower attachment engaging the floor joists to secure the floor joists to one the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level. 
   
   
       4 . The method of  claim 7 , the upper attachment being a flange. 
   
   
       5 . The method of  claim 7 , the upper attachment being a hook. 
   
   
       6 . The method of  claim 1 , including a step of using a C channel support defining a joist receiving cavity, the C channel support being secured to one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level with the joist receiving cavity used to secure the floor joist to one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level. 
   
   
       7 . A method of construction, comprising the steps of:
 stacking a prefabricated load bearing overlying modular structure on top of a prefabricated load bearing underlying modular structure to start the formation of a column of modular structures having a defining wall;   stabilizing prefabricated load bearing walls for an underlying vertical level of a multi-story building in spaced relation to the column of modular structures, the walls having opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge;   securing floor joists for the overlying vertical level between the defining walls of the column of modular structure and one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level;   installing prefabricated load bearing walls for an overlying vertical level along the top peripheral edge of the underlying vertical level, the walls having opposed surfaces and a top peripheral edge;   stacking another modular structure on the column of modular structures and repeating the steps set forth above until a desired number of vertical levels are installed.   
   
   
       8 . The method of  claim 11 , including a step of suspending joists from the top peripheral edge of the walls. 
   
   
       9 . The method of  claim 12 , the suspending of the joists being accomplished using a joist support having an upper attachment, a lower attachment and a connecting web extending between the upper attachment and the lower attachment, the upper attachment engaging the top peripheral edge of the walls of the underlying vertical level and the lower attachment engaging the floor joists to secure the floor joists to one the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level. 
   
   
       10 . The method of  claim 13 , the upper attachment being a flange. 
   
   
       11 . The method of  claim 13 , the upper attachment being a hook. 
   
   
       12 . The method of  claim 11 , including a step of using a C channel support defining a joist receiving cavity, the C channel support being secured to one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level with the joist receiving cavity used to secure the floor joist to one of the opposed surfaces of the walls of the underlying vertical level. 
   
   
       13 . The method of  claim 1 , at least one of the walls being an exterior wall, and further comprising the step of attaching at least one exterior cladding panel to the exterior wall.