On this episode of DIY house building, we will discuss flooring!
First the beams are built. 2×8 boards are placed on end along the piers.
Another 2×8 is placed alongside and bolts are inserted into pre-drilled holes by our expert craftsmen.
Each bolt is tapped securely inside the hole…
…and the nut is tightened.
On top of those beams, floor joists are centered every 16 inches.
Next up is the decking. To prevent squeaking, extra care was put into this process too.
Liquid nails was applied to each joist….
then a sheet of decking was carefully laid and tapped snug against its neighbor…
…and about 20 screws were used to secure and tighten it down.
Brian went on the hunt for places that were missed, managed to find one squeak and put in a few more screws for good measure.
Hooray! The floor is done!!
What a great surface for riding toys! Let the fun begin!!
Just posing
People of all sizes enjoy the new floor!
Meanwhile Eden is practicing so she can sweep it when we move in!
It’s going up real fast. Must be because of all the help you have.
All I can say is Uncle Michael sure is nice!!!
Well, I could also say that it’s good Eden’s learning to sweep since she is one of 4 main reasons we do so much sweeping.