Should I install joist hangers on floor joists of a shed I'm repairing?

When I bought our current house there was a shed on the property that was sitting basically on grade. Critters would usually dig burrows underneath and push dirt up against the joists. This spring we decided to finally jack it up to at least put it on patio stones to get it off the ground, only for a joist to snap the first time I walked inside of it. I've ripped out the floor and removed 5 or 6 joists that were broken or didnt have a prayer of not breaking with my fat ass walking on them and I was curious when retrofitting a shed like this with new joists, should I use joist hangers? There's none on the existing joists as they look to all be held in with structural nails hammered in from outside of the frame. With the siding on it currently I wouldnt be able to do the same with any new joists I install. I feel like joist hangers would be necessary, I just want to run it by people who have half a clue more then I do about this sort of thing! Thanks! submitted by /u/Dorksim [link] [comments]

May 14, 2025 - 17:50

When I bought our current house there was a shed on the property that was sitting basically on grade. Critters would usually dig burrows underneath and push dirt up against the joists. This spring we decided to finally jack it up to at least put it on patio stones to get it off the ground, only for a joist to snap the first time I walked inside of it.

I've ripped out the floor and removed 5 or 6 joists that were broken or didnt have a prayer of not breaking with my fat ass walking on them and I was curious when retrofitting a shed like this with new joists, should I use joist hangers? There's none on the existing joists as they look to all be held in with structural nails hammered in from outside of the frame. With the siding on it currently I wouldnt be able to do the same with any new joists I install. I feel like joist hangers would be necessary, I just want to run it by people who have half a clue more then I do about this sort of thing!

Thanks!

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