Basement Construction Methods
I have a floor framing question – old construction pre 1950?
I believe the original part of the home that I am working on was built around 1948 and the floor joists are logs about 6″ in diameter they were rough sawn to about 4″ on 2 sides only.
These logs are 16″ on center and are resting on a basement wall without pressure treated sill.
I recently remodeled the above bathroom with a ceramic tile floor and 36″ up the walls. I removed the cast tub and installed a fiberglass 1 piece unit. The floor and walls added a lot of weight to the floor joists, and I do not have room to sister anything or remove the logs.
I am wondering what is a good cheap method to keep the floor solid, and the grout from cracking over time due to the floor not being very stable.
The subfloor itself is 4 layers thick adding up to about 3-5/8″, it does not squeak at all, and I used a cement backerboard for the tiles. 1/2″
the code is 16″ o.c, thats where they are at.
So I should just bridge all the joists?
And maybe support the middle with a pole ??
Agree with Canadian but I think another term is blocking. It is sections of 2×6 or 2×8 that are perpendicular to the floor joists and span from the first to the second, second to the third and so on.
They help distribute the load and keep the floor stiff.
Eric
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