In this episode, we build the rest of our first floor by notching and installing 20 more floor joists into the girders. The middle 10 floor joists are installed similarly to the first 10 shown in ...

In this episode, we complete the last saddle notches, finish the two eave logs, and construct eight floor joists for the ...

I’ve never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top things one should know about selecting and installing wood floor joists. –Bob S., Rochester, N.Y.DEAR BOB ...

You use treated-lumber floor joists that are raised up off the soil. I like to have at least 6 inches of air space between the bottom of the floor joists and the top of the soil.

DEAR TIM: I’m going to build a room addition because moving to a bigger home is just out of the question. I’ve never done rough framing for a subfloor, and I need a quick tutorial on the top ...

The common spacing between floor joists is 16 inches on center. Look inside old homes or warehouses and you’ll often see cross bracing between the floor joists. This is often referred to as ...

Know the limits of a concentrated load applied between panel points before an additional web is needed on the joist. The Steel Joist Institute’s new “100-pound rule” clarifies these limits. Install ...

The drywall sheets meet on the wide dimension of a 2x4, not a narrow 1.5-inch-wide floor joist. There’s no need to install silly 1x3 furring strips as is common in some parts of the country.

Some Passivhaus buildings have the MVHR ducting boxed below the ceiling level or at skirting level, but we decided that concealing it in the first floor I-beam structure would be neater. To avoid the ...

A: I've been framing and building for many years and have used both types of floor joists. When we used standard wood joists, fir or pine lumber, we would overlap the joists by 3 inches and nail ...