Can you use a standard joist hanger connect lumber to an i-joist if I add stiffeners?

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I know they sell tabbed hangers for this but they want like $20 each for them. Just wondering how else people do this. Picture: I am in the middle of re-doing this and still need to remove the other header.

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isherwood · Answer

I would carefully fit notched blocks the height of the joist into the cavity so they make contact on all faces. I'd also put a backer block between the ribs on the back side. Then I'd use construction glue and screws to anchor everything. Mount the hanger to that.

                    ________ __
                   |     ---|--|* <--- screws                    
                   |________|  |_
                   |   ||      | 
       screws --> *|---||---   |  
                   |   ||      |   |
                  *|---||---   |   |
       backer ---->|   ||      |   |<-- joist hanger
                  *|---||---   |   |
                   |___||___   |   |
                   |        |  |   
                   |________|__|____|
                             ^----------filler block

I'm not sure that it meets code, but I'd have confidence in it. Heck, if your face-nailed boards held up this will.

Can you use a standard joist hanger connect lumber to an i-joist if I add stiffeners?

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