Builder Magazine: If you’re considering a new floor plan on your next project or looking to modify the layout you use, you have some structural decisions to make. That starts with a choice of a floor system: Should you go with dimensional lumber, open web trusses, or I-joists?
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It would be interesting to do a budget comparison with I-joists versus studwalls. I think that shifting entirely to i-joists rather than 2x4 for standard platform construction would probably be overkill, and not save a ton of money or time, but because of their added hight and predictability, it might in some case be cheaper to use i-joists to leg up a platform, as the only labor you would really need would be to cut them to size, and no one would have to worry about extremely twisted or knotted up wood that could slow down construction time. Though, it seems the main reason this person likes i-joists so much is because of their long term benefits, which is not typically a thing that we care about in theatre, so its unclear if it would even be helpful from that standpoint. I think it all really depends on the price differential, but I’m sure there is some use case where these would be the right answer.
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