Attaching timber joists to a steel beam

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26th March 2009, 01:30 AM
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Attaching timber joists to a steel beam

The deck addition i am building calls for a steel 250mm parallel flange channel as the bearer.. (ie: big c shaped beam).im thinking of attaching my 450mm x 50mm hardwood joist to it by bolting a 40mm thick hardwood strip along the length of the beam and then nailing the joists to this..would this be the preferred method?

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