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I think what I wrote may have been taken out of context. Yes, I would like to lay the joist down on their sides in between the existing joist - BUT THEN, they would be stood on edge like the existing ones (the laying down on the side bit was just to convey the gluing and installing method.)...

Sorry for the delayed reply - busy month :) Thanks, Wuzzat, for all the info! After thinking about this for the past month, I would really like to spearhead adding joists... As I said, I do have construction experience; however, I have only installed floor joist on new builds /...

Sorry, Wuzzat - I'm not understanding your question... The joists are 24OC The span (at the widest point of the house) is 15' the beams are steel (don't know the height dimensions - but they certainly are beefy enough for the cross run) 7/8" is the thickness of the sub-floor (tongue and...

Thanks for the input! I have been back and forth over this for a while now. I'm truly contemplating adding in joist to be 12OC... I know this is a big job - BUT, the basement is not finished and I will be ripping up the existing floor anyway - SO if I were to ever do this, now would be...

Thanks for the reply... I have seen the span tables - and I'm within code... That's not really my worries. Being "to code" never really tells the whole story. I am concerned with how heavy tile will fair over time - and I'm reaching out to anyone that may have experience with this...

Hello all! I am brand-spank'n new to this forum...and I have a question for any pros out there - I bought a house a couple months ago that I would like to completely renovate. One of the first things "we" would like to do is rip up the nasty flooring and install tile and hardwood...