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Rob Z
Re: floor spane
Ed,
I'm not too keen on 2 X 8's, but they might be OK on a short span. I have done floors on 2 X 8 joist systems, but only after checking out the span. In my area, there were a lot of houses built in the 70's and early 80's that had 2 X 8 joists, and that was a time that had a lot of cost-cutting in construction.
From my time on Harry Dunbar's Canadian site, and having a lot of correspondence with three of the guys on that site, I think it's safe to say that much of the engineering and codes that are in place in Canada are in place here in the US.
Ed,
I'm not too keen on 2 X 8's, but they might be OK on a short span. I have done floors on 2 X 8 joist systems, but only after checking out the span. In my area, there were a lot of houses built in the 70's and early 80's that had 2 X 8 joists, and that was a time that had a lot of cost-cutting in construction.
From my time on Harry Dunbar's Canadian site, and having a lot of correspondence with three of the guys on that site, I think it's safe to say that much of the engineering and codes that are in place in Canada are in place here in the US.