Key posts: Basement studio: joists between joists?
Substantial posts by Nachmu, who started the thread, and by the forum’s most active contributors. 17 of 27 posts are listed.
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Nachmu, 28 December 2006Hi, First, disclaimer: I've been devouring this site for a month or two, just studying while I plan. I haven't seen this question elsewhere. Second, Ted at Green Glue…
knightfly, 28 December 2006Not sure what you're going for - if you do secondary joists you shouldn't need RSIC system - but in order to span 12' with 2x6 (#2 and better, douglas fir) you'd need to…
sharward, 29 December 2006Steve, you rule -- I was going to reply with the same point, but you beat me to it. 8) Actually, Rod has an excellent illustration of this concept, including…
Nachmu, 29 December 2006Heh: I noticed that was hard to avoid around here. How about a picture? Will that suffice for the visual effect? I'll show you exactly what I have. Those are furring…
Nachmu, 29 December 2006Except for nailing RC directly to the joist, this is exactly what I mean to do. I suppose my original post was a bit cloudy: I was wondering whether I could raise my…
Nachmu, 29 December 2006I have a rather strange tale in this regard. I actually reside in Tonawanda, NY, a rather old town that sprung up around the Erie Canal and is situated between Buffalo…
rod gervais, 30 December 2006Dave, You aren't there yet sir. You read the "Mission Statement" for the City of Tonawanda - not the building code. The mission statement states: Now - the State…
Nachmu, 30 December 2006Hi Rod, Thanks for your attention. I have, indeed, seen that mission statement, which is rather frustrating, as you can tell, because it doesn't clearly reference…
Nachmu, 30 December 2006And a quick question: Has anyone ever used this service to download a code book? http://www.ecodes.biz/product.cfm?categ ... t_type=pay It's $10 cheaper. I'm only…
sharward, 30 December 2006Believe it or not, in spite of my reputation as "the code evangelist" (and that's the nice way of putting it ;-) ), I don't own a code book. When I need the code…
Nachmu, 30 December 2006Just to add a bit to the conversation: I was researching this whole Tonawanda inspection thing, and I came across some archived newspaper and council record from the…
Nachmu, 3 January 2007I just placed the order for Rod Gervais' book, but it won't get here till next week. I have the week off, and an order of Green Glue on its way. I had planned, upon…
Nachmu, 3 January 2007Hi Keith, That one is already in the files, and I'm good to go (I'll recalculate, of course). Otherwise, the idea is a good idea and this is a good place to start,…
knightfly, 3 January 2007Assuming your spans can support the weight, in order to salvage as much ceiling height as possible in this case I'd bring your new wall frames within 1/2 inch of the…
Nachmu, 4 January 2007Well, it can't be both ways. I went down to the engineer's office and asked. They don't care, just so long as I don't change the layout, move walls or mess with the…
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Nachmu, 7 January 2007Hiya, I'm at the end of my demolition process. Attached are several pics to show you what I've got. If you need more detailed pics to comment, I'll be glad to oblige.…
Nachmu, 11 January 2007Okay, I've used the calculators and I'm fairly confident, but there's always that tick of doubt because I'm not a pro (got the Gervais book, btw. Well worth the $25).…