Horizontal support structures beneath the floor running between load bearing walls.
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How can I build a temporary support for rafters?
I have a hipped roof with 5.5 metre common rafters supported mid span by strutted purlins. The rafters, and below them the ceiling joists, are trimmed around a double flue chimney breast at the flank ...
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How can I reduce the bounciness of a floor?
My apartment is on the second floor of a low-rise building. There are no units directly under it; the apartment sits above the open-air garage.
I feel basically everything that my next door ...
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Should I triple up 2x6, or 2x8 to help level a floor? [closed]
I want to level my first floor dining room.
The joists supporting the floor is 2x8", 13' long on that side of the main support beam.
They are spaced between 16 to 19" apart, there was some moisture ...
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How do I deal with a joist in the way of where I need to run a pipe?
I'm in the process of installing central vac lines (2" OD) in a finished house, and I am trying to run a line into the upstairs hallway. I have removed drywall in the garage below and drilled a hole ...
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How do I determine if a wall is load bearing?
I'm considering removing a wall in my master bathroom but I can't tell if it is a load bearing wall or not. I've done a fair amount of research. I don't have the house blueprints, and it's difficult ...
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What should I do about this load bearing wall that is only supported by a joist floor?
My floors pitch in the same spots as they do on the 1st and 2nd floors.
My home was built in the 1890's. I have some soft spots in the basement joists and added 4x4" posts to each side of the main ...
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How do I find the studs on my ceiling through 4.5" of polyiso?
I am starting to install polyiso on the interior of my slanted cathedral roof assembly and am having trouble finding the studs through the 4.5" of polyiso that I have.
Things working against me:
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How far apart should timber joists be for an MDF floor?
Background
I am starting my first serious DIY project - converting our garage into a playroom for the kids. The garage floor is concrete.
My plan is to run timber (Sawn Kiln Dried Timber (L)3000 x ...
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How should I insulate behind the last floor joist that runs parallel to the foundation wall?
As an aside, I can't for the life of me figure out what to call the last floor joist that runs parallel to the basement foundation. Does it have a name?
In my house, there is a little cramped gap an ...
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How can I attach a ledger board to my house?
Spring is here so I finally started to take measurements for materials I will need to build a new deck on my recently constructed home. I just realized that this isn't going to be quite so simple as I ...
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How should I use fiberglass batts to insulate between floor joists over a stone basement?
I have an old home built on a stone foundation. The stone foundation is solid, as well as the floor joists. I run a dehumidifier in the basement full time, to keep the air moisture low. There is ...
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Is joist sag at connection with header a problem?
I am having the ceiling in the finished part of my basement redone, and have it fully open now. I can see the connection of the joists to the headers have given somewhat, as the house is 85 years old ...
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Should I add plywood or OSB between sistered beams?
I'm going to stiffen up my main floor joists by sistering then bridging them. In the past a friend put something in the middle, is that standard? Should I put 1/2" plywood or OSB in between?
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What should I do about a hardwood floor that's sagging between the joists?
I recent bought an older (1890) house. On the original floors, the wood flooring is sagging between the joists--you can feel the height difference as you walk, up and down, up and down. It's firm, ...
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How should I attach a chin-up bar to floor joists?
I want to mount a chin up bar to engineered I-beam floor joists. Am I safe to mount it directly up into it with lag bolts? If the spacing isn't correct and I span some joists with 2x4s, should I run ...
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What size ceiling joists and rafters should I use for a 14' span?
I'm going to build a single story addition to my home with a width of 14ft. I plan on using ceiling joists every 16" but I'm not sure which size to get. The roof will be asphalt shingles and the attic ...
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How can I hang a heavy bag from this beam in my garage?
I'm renting a house that was built about 10 years ago. The attached, finished garage is under the master bedroom. It has two large beams running across it, see picture.
The larger one is 6.5" ...
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Can my floor support Kitchen Island?
I am installing a 5' x 3' kitchen island consisting of two base cabinets. Once I've installed the two base cabinets, SilestoneUSA will install a quartz counter top.
My plan is to screw two ...
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How do I reinforce the ends of 2x8s that are sistered to 2“x5” (actual size) joists?
I want to strengthen the floor of my office.
Currently the joists are 2"x5" (actual size).
I want to put a 2"x8" (1.5"x7.5" actual size) which will double the existing joists.
I will have to reduce ...
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How to properly seal the transition between basement wall framing and spray-foamed box joists?
We're looking at insulating the box joists of our concrete foundation. We have 2x3" walls framed which are holding batt insulation, which are 3-4" away from the wall (to accommodate a layer of batt ...
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Do the guidelines for holes in joists apply to band joists?
This question have a great answer with all the guidelines for drilling holes in joists.
The question: Are the guidelines the same for band joists?
A bit of context:
I'd like to add an exterior ...
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Are there any dangers to sistering a joist with oversize lumber?
I've done some research lately on joist sistering as a solution to bouncy floors. The logic seems to revolve around the following principles.
The stress of carrying a load is at the center of the ...
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Is there a correct orientation for hurricane clips?
When installing hurricane clips to joists where it crosses a beam, is there a preference to mounting the clips on the inside or the outside of the beam? And should the ears on the clips point inward ...
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What packing material to use between a brick and house beam?
I'm replacing a damaged beam under my house with bricks under each floor joist. The bricks are 15mm lower than the original beam. I've been told to use roof slates to pack the rest of the height.
I'm ...
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How do I remove floorboard nails from joists?
How do I remove floorboard nails from joists?
The nails are ~3-4mm diameter with no heads.
I've tried claw-hammer and wrecking bar with no success because without nail-heads, I cannot get purchase.
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Can I build a deck close to the ground? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Can I build a deck this low to the ground?
Every set of instructions I've seen for building a deck requires me to put joists on top of beams attached to posts. But I ...
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What does blocking refer to in relation to floor joists?
This question was triggered by the following line in a home inspection:
Blocking is not installed for I joists above beams in basement.
I have found pictures of blocking at ...
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Is there a way to sound proof my basement while I've got part of the ceiling open?
We had a header beam installed in our basement. The floor joists are exposed for 1ft (~30cm) on both sides for the length of the beam.
The basement is an apartment, so I'd like to add some ...
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What are the guidelines for holes in joists?
I've been unable to find a good reference for the size/amount/location of holes I can drill through joists. This is mostly in order to pass cabling or pipes through the joist crosswise. Also, what ...
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How should I add new joists and flooring to a loft space?
First off, basic floor plan of the loft:
Hard lines are the walls on the first floor underneath, joists on the first floor landing run left to right so does that mean the central wall running front ...
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How can I remove just one tongue-and-groove subfloor board?
I am not talking about laminate planks, but actual subfloor sections. My entire room consists of tongue-and-groove boards. I was under the impression that the point of this was so you didn't have to ...
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How do I fit a joist in this small space?
This is a follow on question from here:
Floor joists connection to eaves
Since this question, I have been told I need 8" joists for my span and I have exposed my eaves area to see what space I've ...
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Floor joists connection to eaves
Apologies if this is a duplicate.
I'm attempting to floor my loft space. It currently has 47mm x 75mm ceiling joists, not enough for a floor. I am going to add something like 47mm x 200mm along ...
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How can I locate the 2x8 boards beneath subfloor, backer board, mortar, and ceramic tile?
My floor is getting a little creaky in my bathroom. Unfortunately, it has ceramic tile over it (along with mortar and backer board). What I need to do is drill a clearance hole through the grout and ...
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What height of insulation should I use between joists in an MDF floor?
Background
I am starting my first serious DIY project - converting our garage into a playroom for the kids. The garage floor is concrete.
My plan is to run timber (Sawn Kiln Dried Timber (L)3000 x ...
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How do I get to the wall cavity above a double floor joist from below?
I am running some new romex for a couple of electrical outlets. One of the outlets is on one side of a wall in one bedroom and the other outlet is on the other side of the wall in another bedroom. ...
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How do I meet the 7 feet high ceiling requirement after finishing the basement?
My basement ceiling joists are exactly 7 feet above the concrete slab. The requirement for finished living space is 7 ft from the finished floor to the finished ceiling. Since I'll loose a couple of ...
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Alternatives to wood joists
I have a brick(3 wythe) building and starting to plan a kitchen remodel. The floor in the kitchen is pretty slanted and the wood joists don't look too good. So I will need some way to level the floor. ...
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What is the strongest way to join a deck joist to a corner joint?
I'm working on designing the support frame for a deck for my backyard.
The basic shape of the deck:
It's essentially a square with one corner chopped off. The red line is the joist in question, ...
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Should I worry about sagging joists?
I have a two story house and some of the joists between the floors are sagging about an inch or two. When I walk around upstairs I can feel the level difference and downstairs you can slightly see the ...
