Original Joist Hanger
This is a joist hung from another. The joist hanger was created in the 1880s. Watch the video to fully understand what's going on.
Original Joist Hanger - No Steel Involved
What do you think was the original joist hanger?
You might be surprised to know that the master carpenters of old figured out how to hang joist using no metal whatsoever.
Watch and see:
Tim built custom homes and did ultra-custom remodeling for 20+ years before launching his Ask the Builder media presence. He was selected as one of the Big 50 by Remodeling magazine in 1993. This award gave birth to Ask the Builder in October 1993. Tim also operates https://DrawPlumbingPlans.com. His @askthebuilder YouTube channel was the first home improvement channel on YouTube.
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Very interesting! What was used after the mortise and tenon but before steel hangers, say in the 1940’s?
Thanks!
Nice video. WHEN will we get to see comments. It has been a long time. Come on.
Very good and interesting video. With the costs today of labor and materials the mortise and tenon method would be very cost prohibiting to today's house buyers. Keep up the good work.
I've worked on some homes with this style of mortise/tenon joist configuration in Richmond, Hanover and Chesterfield County, VA. I am retired now, but can reinforce your opinion that these older carpenters before us were pretty darn smart. And tough!