Originally Posted By: dbush
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Today’s question is:
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Dave Bush
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Today’s question is:
"LIFE'S TOUGH, WEAR A HELMET"
Originally Posted By: dbush
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The answer was A. 1 1/2 inches of joist bearing.
Today's question to come soon.
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Originally Posted By: jfarsetta
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Dave,
And in how many instances will you see only 1 1/2" of joist bearing?
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Originally Posted By: dbush
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Joe, that is the minimum.
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Dave Bush
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Originally Posted By: jfarsetta
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Dave,
No offense, but my point is "so what?"
How often will an inspector EVER actually see a joist bearing of only 1 1/2"?
We both know that joints will typically bear on a partition of some type, a sill, a girder assembly (either wooden or perhaps steel) and so on.
IMO, this type of question is exactly what has been wrong with the QOD. If you qualified the question by adding a blurb regarding joist hangars counting as a bearing point, I'd buy it.
One needs to look at far more than 1 1/2" of bearing to determine what's going on.
I'm going to send you a bunch of questions. Use the ones you like, throw the rest away. Maybe you can get a feel for the things I am speaking of.
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Joe Farsetta
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Originally Posted By: Blaine Wiley
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| How often will an inspector EVER actually see a joist bearing of only 1 1/2"? |
I saw it quite often in VA. We had a builder who ran joists to the maximum span and minimum bearing to save money. Many other corners cut, too!
These folks built for $8 per sq. ft. less than anyone else. Gee, and everyone wondered why 
Originally Posted By: dbowers
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The correct answer to this question could have been 1 1/2" if on wood but would have been 3" if bearing on concrete. Since neither material was specified either answer 1 1/2" or 3" would be correct.
Dan Bowers (Kansas City)