Sentences with phrase «wall joists»

Small gaps around wall joists, the foundation, windows, baseboards, the attic and wall sockets let air escape.

Not exact matches

Much emphasis was placed on the importance of building a strong foundation, which usually involved employing materials like the «concrete» of absolute truth, the «joists» of biblical inerrancy, and the «bearing walls» of Christian doctrine.

The Wall / Ceiling Mounted Pull Up Bar from CFF is constructed of durable 2» tubular steel that easily mounts to joists in the wWall / Ceiling Mounted Pull Up Bar from CFF is constructed of durable 2» tubular steel that easily mounts to joists in the wallwall.

Constructed of the most durable steel, the Ultimate Body Press Joist Mounted Pull Up Bar securely attaches to the joists in your walls.

Attaching directly into the joists of a wall, or into a concrete or brick wall, you can be confident knowing that you will have the secure support that is needed to execute various types of pull ups safely.

On the other hand, if you are thinking about a wall or ceiling mounted pull up bar, you need to make certain that the space has the joists that are needed to properly and safely secure the bar.

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.

Centre the short end of the panels on the joists so you have something to attach the next panel to, and keep going until you've covered the wall.

«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.

The piece spans the width of the exhibition space with entities joisted against opposite walls by a long metal rod that pierces each at its core.

Final air tightness of 1.0 ach50 was achieved after extensive testing and leak fixing at various details, namely the joist pockets in the party walls.

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

We also cut away all the joist ends, parged the wall and then hung the joists away from the brickwork so they were out of capillary contact with the wall, which will be cooler and potentially damper after internal insulation.»

This does not take into account thermal bridging of the wall framing including the studs, rim joist and top and bottom plates which allows heat to bypass the insulation, decreasing the whole wall R - value.

Therm can predict the impact of thermal bridging and determine a whole wall R - value that considers the rim joist, wall framing and top and bottom plate (s).

Roof joists fixed to load bearing I - joist walls using 18 mm plywood gussets, fixed to webs (gussets also used at roof ridges).

In Basecalc, the rim joist is not considered, (but this was analyzed in past research, Straube and Smegal 2009), but thermal bridging across the top of the foundation wall is considered depending on above grade wall construction.

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

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

1 As work progresses on the foundations, a plate compactor is used to ensure a solid, stable base for the concrete slab; 2 pouring the concrete slab; 3 a cross-section of the wall build - up showing wet dash finish followed inside by external insulation, 215 mm solid block walls, sand - cement plaster and insulated plasterboard internally; 4 airtightness detailing around joist ends; 5 pro clima Intello airtightness system under counter battens to create a service void while minimising airtight layer damage by service penetrations; 6 a parge coat serves as the airtight layer on the inner face of the single leaf block walls.

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.

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 walls included deep cavity walls insulated with dense - packed cellulose (double stud and I - joist), cavity walls with exterior insulation (polyisocyanurate, XPS, and mineral wool), a ccSPF wall (with 2 × 8 studs), and a «datum» or baseline comparison wall (2 × 6 with cavity insulation)...

1 Wolf Easi - Joists in the roof for organised installation of services; 2 Windows bracketed externally onto blocks to reduce cold bridging; 3 The walls are externally insulated with 200 mm Xtratherm platinum EPS 100 insulation; 4 EPS brought up into eaves to meet roof insulation; 5 Airtight parge coat to walls, with Intello membrane to ceiling and battening for the Gypframe ceiling to contain services inside the airtight layer; 6 Cooper Insulation's Wincon unit, which enabled the Linham team to test for obvious air leakage points as they worked.

The walls consist of 1 1/2» XPS rigid insulation and R - 19 cellulose insulation in the stud cavities, with 2» of closed - cell spray foam insulation at the rim joist.

Closed - cell spray foam insulation was added to the interior of the rim joist and foundation wall, and also over the existing slab.

Infiltration: Air barrier system is as follows: existing basement slab with two coats of epoxy paint; taped rigid insulation on inside of foundation walls; spray foam at the rim joist; taped housewrap on above grade walls; fully adhered membrane on existing roof sheathing; transitions between roof and above grade walls made by lapping membrane over the housewrap; other transitions made using sealant.

Whole - wall R - value: Using two dimensional heat flow analysis with thermal bridging effects and average framing factors shows that adding the insulation to the exterior of the framing addresses the thermal bridging at the rim joist, studs and top plate.

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.

The cold air is travelling from the brick wall at the end, between the joists, and falling through the electrical boxes.

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.

The majority of home improvements in home energy efficiency come in the way of enhanced insulation — in the cavities of walls, between joists in attics, or around window panes — and from installing efficient fixtures and appliances.

At this shopping center, Butler's Delta Joist [TM] building and roof support system, along with its MR - 24 [R] standing seam metal roof, were combined with WaffleCrete [TM] precast concrete walls in an overall building system created by the center's builder, Lafayette - based Alfred Miller Contracting.

Faced with a tight construction schedule mandated by the occupancy dates for the major leases, Philip Miller, vice president of Alfred Miller Contracting (a Butler Builder [R]-RRB- came up with the solution of applying Butler's joist and standing - seam metal roof system with the load - bearing walls comprised of WaffleCrete lightweight, precast concrete panel system.

Most of whom knew / know NOTHING about 2 x 6 construction, joist hangers, well windows, an add - on room that was built on pylons where carpet ants had eaten the wood beneath, not a regular basement; a basement wall that was all but heaving and freshly painted, to cover up problem (evidence in cold cellar — a gallon container of sealant and paint that colour left on display — duh!)

The house was built in 1926 and was framed with 2x4s only, so we had to reframe all the roof joists and ceiling joists because they were all sagging, we reframed every interior wall and put new headers in for all of the windows.

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.

Are there cables visible in the basement or close to the electrical panel that are not fastened at regular intervals to the floor joists or walls?

Butler also markets the Delta Joist building system, which uses concrete walls with an MR - 24 roof.

If you're knocking down walls, moving or adding windows, or putting in new joists, check with your local building control office about whether you need Building Regulation approval.

One option we had was to have our toilet rough - in moved 4 inches further from the wall, which would mean cutting and patching our new hardwoods floors, cutting through a joist (not recommended) to account for the new placement of the pipe, and moving an air duct.