Are joist hangers as good as laying on carrier beams?

[saabforever]

helping my in-laws with a carport/garage adjoining the existing house, but due to low ceiling height above the door on the house, attaching joist hangers to the support beam as there is no space to place it on the support beam.
We thought to do the same on the front support beam to accommodate a door there.

The width of the carport is approximately 4 meters.

would it work just as well with joist hangers at both ends of the roof beams?

 

[Daniellinus]

I don't think this is a problem. What I would suggest is to glue and screw a 45x95 timber onto the beam where you plan to attach the joist hangers. Then lay the beam on these. Not the whole way, just a little bit.

 

[saabforever]

so under the roof beams? and also the joist hangers?

 

[pbengtsson]

Against the existing building, only joist hangers are sufficient (do not just nail into the panel, but use some longer screws that grip the framework inside).

I do not understand the construction with the front support beam, it sounds like you are enclosing the sides, and then there may be other solutions since you have framed walls underneath.

But regardless, joist hangers should be sufficient.

Framing as suggested is also a good alternative, just make sure that no roof joist ends up over the door, so it doesn't need to be framed there.