Sentences with phrase «floor floor joist»

Not exact matches

When Yao moved in, she was dismayed to find that Stamets» old farmhouse was infested with carpenter ants — attracted, ironically, by a white - rot fungus that was crumbling the floor joists.

It is not the exact right way to frame in a closet, but it is sturdy and level (screwed to the ceiling joists and the floor) so I'm ok with it not being perfect in wall building standards — it certainly isn't holding up the house or anything.

This was achieved by placing modified wall mounting air conditioning units in the 900 mm void between the joists in the floor between the concrete floor and finished floor level.

The late Ralph Pressel emphasized the importance of plywood sheathing, flashing, pocket doors, wide hallways, wide stairways, attic trusses, and open - truss or I - joist floor systems.

Modular Home: A home constructed on an assembly line on conventional home floor joists and delivered to the site on a trailer.

Start by laying the drywall on the floor and marking the location of the joists with a pencil.

But those cobwebbed fuse boxes, creaky joists, linoleum floors and hideous kitchen cabinets could be your ticket to an urban neighbourhood that would otherwise be unaffordable.

If you can not see any of the floor joists because the insulation is well above them, you probably have enough and adding more may not be cost - effective.

«The explosion shattered windows and sent floor and roof joists through the walls and roofs of neighbouring homes,» explained one resident of the Dixie Road townhouse complex that was directly impacted by the explosion.

The Veranda Suite is decorated in golden hues of natural pine and features a bead - board ceiling with exposed joist and dark walnut floors and smooth walls painted with a faux technique.

A good rule of thumb is that if the insulation level is just up to the top of the attic floor joists, you have less than half the recommended insulation levels for most locations in the U.S. Learn how measuring and improving your attic insulation can help you «Rule Your Attic!»

Walls: 360 mm Steico I - joists at 400 mm centres with 360 mm wide timber floor plate.

(clockwise from top left) the ground floor was excavated and rigid insulation placed around the perimeter to cut thermal bridging here; airtightness taping around joist ends; new roof rafters insulated with Icynene spray foam insulation; airtightness detailing to the roof, with Pro Clima Intello membrane under internal battening.

Walls framed with standard 2» X 4» on 16» center stacked on top of floor joists for added strength for roof.

Outside to inside: Open vinyl mesh, 6» mineral wool, 7.5» cellulose inside existing 2x8 floor joists, 3/4» taped plywood or Henry's Blueskin on top of existing rabbeted fir subfloor for air tightness.

Floor joists going in.

Crawlspace foundation consists of a perimeter concrete wall and concrete columns that will support the floor joists of your home.

Both the floor and the roof are framed with 12 - inch I - joists and insulated with fiberglass.

It is built with 2 × 4 construction on a custom steel trailer with steel floor joists, aluminum rodent resistant underside, radial tires, safety brakes and four leveling jacks.

Two notable features are the reclaimed floor joists with tons of character from circular saw marks, bark wane, insect holes, and old nail holes, and a built in cubby wall with a live edge pine top that provides a little bit of privacy and safety to the loft, but also lots of useful storage.

Super-insulation between joists under the wooden floor and a specialized energy recovery ventilator customized to distribute axillary heat and cooling throughout the home's two wings are key contributors to passive house level performance.

200 mm concrete structural slab, 22 mm particle board on baby joists as floor finish.

After passing through the front door, one is surrounded by abundant hues of blue stain pain pine, red handscraped flooring, red oak built ins, black appliances, and a little bit of brown found in the reclaimed loft joists.

1 Oscar Baldry getting down to work in the old newsagent's shop; 2 laying Kingspan and Ecotherm insulation in the ground floor of the old shop; 3 first floor metal web joist detailing, with membrane behind the joists for airtightness; 4 ground floor walls feature 50 mm Xtratherm internal insulation; 5 this is followed inside by an Intello vapour control barrier and a further 25 mm Xtratherm; 6 the new timber frame first - floor twin - stud walls and roof rafters are of a fully breathable construction and full - filled with Warmcel cellulose insulation; 7 holes in the timber - frame where the Warmcel insulation was pumped in; 8 a pro clima Intello membrane on the inside of the first - floor walls and roof; 9 and finally, 50 mm Thermafleece (sheep wool) lined service cavity to the interior.

The top chord bearing floor trusses mean that no rim joist is needed.

When fiberglass batts are installed between floor joists the exposed bottom edges of the floor joists become much colder (Figure 3).

If we were to wrap the floor joists completely with insulation we would warm up the wood thereby lowering the relative humidity the wood «sees» thereby lowering the moisture content.

The wood floor joist moisture content increases in the downward direction as the wood becomes progressively colder (Figure 4).

The exposed surface of the fiberglass batt insulation is below the dewpoint temperature of the air in the crawlspace as is the exposed portion of the wood floor joists and condensation forms on both the surface of the insulation and the surface of the exposed wood.

They are positioned on the first floor of each house and the MVHR inlet and exhaust pass through the roof, with supply and extract fitting within a compact service void just below the trusses, or within the space of the metal web floor joists.

The home is 99 percent pure salvage, including the beams, floor joists, studs, windows, doors, and interior and exterior skins.

Some opt for pressure treated wood for floor joists, since they will be closest to the ground and more susceptible to the elements.

But there is also a new 2x4 stud wall inside the masonry going right down to the basement floor, which is probably adding a good bit of support to those joists.

For me it comes down to floor joist and roof rafter size.

Its distinctive peak is formed by rafters or trusses that are joined at the top and bolted to plates or floor joists down below.

This video shows the floor being attached to a custom built Tiny House steel trailer, but the same principles apply if you are installing on wooden joists.

(clockwise from top left) The ground floor features 400 mm Kore EPS insulation under 100 mm reinforced concrete slab; a Siga Majpell vapour control and airtight layer protects the building against excessive moisture penetration; the 45 mm service cavity fulfilled with mineral wool insulation; airtight detailing to prevent the joist ends causing avoidable infiltration; Ampatop Protecta plus membrane fitted to the roof; the timber frame structure coming together

Green materials: Earthborn clay paints, re-used floor boards from ground floor to create new attic floor, roof timbers, joists and some bricks re-used in house or garden, some second hand furniture and fittings, attempted to minimise building waste.

Supervising and assisting a team of five carpenters in constructing and installing wooden structures and fixtures, including concrete forms, frameworks, partitions, joists, studding, rafters, stairways, windows, door frames, cabinets, and hardwood floors.

Supervised and assisted 6 carpenters in constructing and installing wooden structures and fixtures; encompassing concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding and rafters, wooden stairways; windows and door frames; and hardwood floors

Built commercial size gambrel sheds for San Joaquin County Mary Graham Hall Framed out walls, doors, floor joist, installed subfloor, siding, built trusses Installed residential Romex electrical wiring system, including junction boxes, Installed residential DWV and supply line plumbing Hanged, textured and finished drywall Spray, hand textured, and painted in a residential setting Installed batt insulation Installed tile flooring Read / interpret blueprints.

Provided pipe assembly, installation and repair, fit fixtures for heating, opened walls, ceiling and floors to facilitate pipe repairs, water and drainage systems and assembled and installed steel supports from ceiling joists for pipe support.

Dickinson staples screening to floor joists before laying a top surface to keep out insects from the ground up, since many live and hide underneath where they can damage semi-outdoor surfaces without being detected.

I was at a new build recently with the furnaces installed horizontally up against the floor joists.

Or concern about the Live and dead load on the floor joists?)

Project Description In a style and location appropriate to the existing house, add a 16 - by -25-foot room on a new crawlspace foundation with wood joist floor framing, wood siding on exterior walls, and fiberglass shingle roof.

From a cleanup perspective, the biggest issue was fluids in the wood floors and joists.

Look for such details as plumbing, electrical system, unstable supports, sagging floor joists, leaks, and cracks.

A little creaking as you walk across the floor or climb the stairs is completely natural and easily repaired, but a lot of creaks suggest problems with the floor joists.

If a carpeted floor squeaks, the solution is to drive nails or screws through the carpeting and the plywood subfloor and into joists below.