Stole this pic from another forum. And they wonder why the ceramic above this is failing. How could this even pass inspection?
Unbelievable
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Nick
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What the --------------
Aren't those joists run flat or is it my eyes?
Those are 2x4s. I actually just saw this exact setup a few months back. The customer wanted me to install hardwood and I told him not without AT LEAST another layer of plywood over the top and reinforcing the floor from underneath.
I was hoping that was a wall and the image turned the wrong direction.
Nick
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flat, not your eyes . What a mommaluke .
And they wondered why the ceramic on that floor cracked.
I'm going to guess it's 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 inch T&G plywood. For a while 1 1/4" T&G was OK on 4 ft centers. Floors always sagged in the middle. I don't recall the floors having excessive bounce............ then again, I don't recall what I did on Wednesday either.
I'm going to guess it's 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 inch T&G plywood. For a while 1 1/4" T&G was OK on 4 ft centers. Floors always sagged in the middle. I don't recall the floors having excessive bounce............ then again, I don't recall what I did on Wednesday either.
I'm going to prescribe you some Cannibis Indica, I hear it helps memory loss.
I see nothing wrong with this, engineered floor joint , prolly 2 layers if plywood running perpendicular with each other , probably cause there clear spanning greater distance the conventional framing can do, even if you use the L/ 360 deflection rating
Nick
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I'm going to prescribe you some Cannibis Indica, I hear it helps memory loss.
It does , But i keep forgetting to order it .
I'm going to prescribe you some Cannibis Indica, I hear it helps memory loss.
I think that stuff makes you not care about having memory loss.
I never even see a roofing truss built like that thing and roofs hardly have any load on them.
No way ceramic works on that floor.
Nick
In Remembrance
Put a couple of feet of wet snow on them ,and you will have plenty of load E.
We have commercial roofs that collapse around here .
We have commercial roofs that collapse around here .
FloorMaven
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Ernesto said:
Based on the lack of insulation up top I'd say we're not looking through a crawl space at the under side of a floor but looking in an attic at a flat roof truss. The copper line looks like a refrigerant line for an AC. Most likely this house is in the sun belt where a flat roof can often be covered with foam. Much lighter than a cement tile roof by far.
Snow?
Nick
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Yep . We get some real heavy snow here at times .
