My tiny house build

[PwrWgnDrvr]

9/8 ply is overkill on what appears to be 16" joist spacing, even if its 24".

[facechicken]

it is 16'' and yeah I see that in the picture also....didn't notice it before, he was the one that put that section together as I was finishing the outside nailing of the joists. I will make sure that that gets sured up

[hmaynord]

No joist hangers?
Hope u plan to use subfloor glue on the ply....

Don't need JH's when joist ends are on a solid surface. 1- 1/8 " tung/groove decking,cement and screws ( me like) .

oops! , yes Simpson Jh's on opening.

joint hangers?? for this opening under a bed in a TINY house? good grief!

the cross pieces don't need them, and the joist on the near side is too short to need one. the only ONE place that MIGHT benefit is the joist on the far side, the end you can't see.

more importantly, a non-expert can always throw money at something to feel better. I do it all the time. no matter how small the cost for one such "improvement," they all add up. the expert tells you what is necessary in a particular situation - where you NEED to spend your money.

I wouldn't even think about asking the 40-year-experience guy about this.

[PwrWgnDrvr]

Don't need JH's when joist ends are on a solid surface. 1- 1/8 " tung/groove decking,cement and screws ( me like) .

oops! , yes Simpson Jh's on opening.

joint hangers?? for this opening under a bed in a TINY house? good grief!

the cross pieces don't need them, and the joist on the near side is too short to need one. the only ONE place that MIGHT benefit is the joist on the far side, the end you can't see.

more importantly, a non-expert can always throw money at something to feel better. I do it all the time. no matter how small the cost for one such "improvement," they all add up. the expert tells you what is necessary in a particular situation - where you NEED to spend your money.

I wouldn't even think about asking the 40-year-experience guy about this.

It is obvious from your post u have zero experience in construction or load path understanding, yet u feel qualified to give an opinion that the hangers are not needed. The "cross pieces" need the joist (not joint) hanger more than the interrupted joist. It seems u are insinuating that Chris and I are "non experts". FYI, I have had General Building and Plumbing contractors licenses in CA for more than 30 yrs. That floor won't pass inspection here w/o the hangers.

[facechicken]

While I am all for suggestions by people, since I know nothing about construction compared to most, I hope not to start an argument between members....I will ask the guy that's helping me and if he says everything is good then I will go with what he says...if he says it needs to be redone then we will redo it

[PwrWgnDrvr]

Better yet, ask your building inspector.

[hmaynord]

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It is obvious from your post u have zero experience in construction or load path understanding ...
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well, not zero. I have built 2 WHOLE decks in my lifetime. And one had a roof, but I'm not sure whether it is still standing or not.

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... yet u feel qualified to give an opinion that the hangers are not needed.
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My main point was defending facechicken's reliance on his expert. (Sorry to mess up your thread, facechicken.)

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It seems u are insinuating that Chris and I are "non experts". FYI, I have had General Building and Plumbing contractors licenses in CA for more than 30 yrs.
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I stand corrected. I wish I had known this.
But how could I ? Why not put that in your profile? The anonymous internet strikes again.

[Jim100]

Why was 1 1/8 t and g decided upon for the deck? Is that a local code ?

[facechicken]

It is 3/4 t&g or 1in t&g. I don't remeber right off hand. I will havve to go check the reciept.....thinking its 3/4

[facechicken]

Also hmaynord...its all good I appreciate multiple points of view. Like I said, I don't have any expertise in this field I am just going by what one guy says to do...granted he has more years experience in the field than I do alive, but its still good to have the extra inputs

[712edf]

When you get to the painting part are you doing that yourself?

That's been mostly my line of work since the early 80's.

Bucky

[PwrWgnDrvr]

It is 3/4 t&g or 1in t&g. I don't remeber right off hand. I will havve to go check the reciept.....thinking its 3/4

3/4" Sturdifloor (T&G) on 16" span would be a very solid floor. 5/8" on 24" is a common spec. 1 1/8" is almost never spec'd. It was originally developed to span 48" between joists, but over time it does sag and has fallen out of favor. Ain't no such thing as 1". If u don't want a squeaky floor in future yrs, don't be chintzy with the glue.

[facechicken]

I dug through my reciepts and its 3/4. We got a case of liquid nails to help with the flooring. The guy that's helping me said to figure roughly 3/4 a tubbe per 4x8 sheet....I thought that was a bit excessive but he knows what the deal is

[PwrWgnDrvr]

10 oz tubes or big tubes?
Get a "Cox" brand caulking gun at a pro paint store, unless u have a power gun of some sort. Your hand will love u.

[facechicken]

Welp, we got it framed this weekend and wrapped....they fixed that section of the floor PwrWgnDrvr before they put the floor down. Thanks to my awesome family we were able to get it up and wrapped in around 12 hours

[facechicken]

[facechicken]

[soopernaut]

Now that the framing is up, it does look tiny.

[FredM]

Being that I currently live in 240sq ft. , I hope that you have left room for a add on.
will add that all I have is a hot water heater,shower, sink, toilet and washer and dryer in so called bath room
that takes about 72 sq ft.

Add a small fridge a single bed a few feet of counter and sink, there isn't much room left for one person

Wish I'd of built about 500 sq ft now

[facechicken]

so the local college stopped and asked me if there was anything that I would like help with while building my house....they are teaching classes on construction and really want to do it all.....so they are putting my windows in for me yesterday and today.... also the windows that I am using, the "little" ones are 4ftX4ft and the front one is 5ftX7ft....they are all triple pane, roll out windows that I got for free ....they are only 3 years old!