I am building new house and using floor I beams for joists under the family room and they are 11 7/8"
the other section of the house is using 2x10s which makes the main floor uneven.
How can I get the correct height for the floors to be level?
arch76
Nov 15, 16 11:25 pm
you need to match your top of framing.
either drop the trusjoists, or frame your family room with 2x10s, and deal with the implications of the shallower members (higher grade wood, tighter spacing, intermediate support...)
Everyday Intern
Nov 15, 16 11:52 pm
Just scale the joists down a little bit along the z-axis until they match the depth of the 2x10s.
Non Sequitur
Nov 16, 16 12:22 am
Just slope the floor finishes.
poop876
Nov 16, 16 6:55 am
I would use the joist stretcher and stretch the 2x10 to 11 7/8.
Why not use all 2x10?
Non Sequitur
Nov 16, 16 7:22 am
You have joist stretchers in your market? Lucky. They don't make those for metric joists.
awaiting_deletion
Nov 16, 16 7:28 am
homedepot makes floor levelors.
poop876
Nov 16, 16 7:33 am
That's it, that is the reason not to use metric.
poop876
Nov 16, 16 7:34 am
That's a lot of leveler. Why not use gypcrete
senjohnblutarsky
Nov 16, 16 8:01 am
The serious answer: thicken your plate until it matches.
The non-serious answer: just leave the step there and sing to yourself every time you go into the space... "Movin on up. To the East Side...."
awaiting_deletion
Nov 16, 16 8:22 am
and then you trip and your forehead lands head first on a nail....
SneakyPete
Nov 16, 16 10:34 am
Can your forehead ever NOT land head-first? ;)
Wilma Buttfit
Nov 16, 16 10:54 am
And your toast would land jelly side down.
senjohnblutarsky
Nov 16, 16 11:15 am
If one were described as having their head up their ass, it would be possible to not land head first.
awaiting_deletion
Nov 16, 16 8:32 pm
thats makes the impaling nail all the more exciting.....glad we could help
I am building new house and using floor I beams for joists under the family room and they are 11 7/8"
the other section of the house is using 2x10s which makes the main floor uneven.
How can I get the correct height for the floors to be level?
you need to match your top of framing.
either drop the trusjoists, or frame your family room with 2x10s, and deal with the implications of the shallower members (higher grade wood, tighter spacing, intermediate support...)
Just scale the joists down a little bit along the z-axis until they match the depth of the 2x10s.
Just slope the floor finishes.
I would use the joist stretcher and stretch the 2x10 to 11 7/8. Why not use all 2x10?
You have joist stretchers in your market? Lucky. They don't make those for metric joists.
homedepot makes floor levelors.
That's it, that is the reason not to use metric.
That's a lot of leveler. Why not use gypcrete
The serious answer: thicken your plate until it matches.
The non-serious answer: just leave the step there and sing to yourself every time you go into the space... "Movin on up. To the East Side...."
and then you trip and your forehead lands head first on a nail....
Can your forehead ever NOT land head-first? ;)
And your toast would land jelly side down.
If one were described as having their head up their ass, it would be possible to not land head first.
thats makes the impaling nail all the more exciting.....glad we could help