I can't find how to best connect my floor joists on top of my beams. Everything I'm finding online is about connecting them using hangers with a flush height. This is a 10x16 shed/dry-cabin that I am trying to design on my own without architect/engineer. The beams will either be 4x8x16' or three 2x10x16's nailed together., In this blog post, we’ll look at the pros and cons of using joist hangers vs resting your floor joists on a beam so that you can make an informed decision about what’s best for your project. Joist Hangers vs Resting on Beam. When it comes to hanging joists, you have two choices: using joist hangers or resting the joists on top of a beam , Clearly, resting on the beam is stronger, so long as the joist can't twist sideways. But there's no real advantage in being able to take, say, a ten thousand pound load when one thousand is the most you actually need., If using I-joists, run as long a joist as possible on top of the beam: you'll get a stiffer floor. You'll also get a slightly stiffer floor with conventional lumber by overlapping over beam. You'll get even shrinkage by running over beam if you are using a LVL type beam. Running conventional joists into an LVL beam may cause some uneven shrinkage., How Joists and Beams are Alike. The most apparent similarity in joists and beams is that both are horizontal structural members. That is, beams and joists are building parts that lay flat rather than stand up. Both stretch across long spans. The load carried by joists and beams is applied at a right angle to the length of the span., .