Hope you are proud of yourself. You have gained SO MANY new skills, learned to use a wide variety of tools, etc. and it's all coming together. Now that you've been able to partner with some skilled friends in your community, the enjoyment of the process will increase and so will the progress.
Huge amount of work Nate and the floor joists look incredibly substantial - and I know they will be completely level and plumb. Thank you for sharing the journey. Great work and skill.
I am so proud of you, Nate. It is coming along and you are doing great! What a lovely thing to know at the end you and Katie will have an amazing house to live in :)
Great work. Having a bit of help can really make a difference. You have done so much on your own it was nice to see your friend helping out. You should be SO proud.🎉
Great job Nate!!! Wow you came a long way from where you were before starting this project. I bet you didn’t know you would come out as a carpenter basically building a new home. I’m so impressed with your handyman skills your awesome! I’m looking forward to seeing the subfloor going in next can’t wait, and big shout out to Jim from the two turtles homestead. You are a true blessing and gained a new subscriber. Thanks for show this video I truly enjoy watching the progress of the floors going in!😊👍
Curious, you are doing two boards in the kitchen area. Is that because it's the kitchen area? I know nothing about this stuff, just thought this was interesting. I am glad you have help. It really sped up the time it is taking to get this done. ❤❤
Hello Nate & Katie Exciting, new floor. Yay!! Congratulations, it looks amazing. Soon additional space to live in. Look forward to your next video. Have an amazing day/ Weekend.
+10:30 you need to add bridging (aka blocking, or nogging) between all those floor joists at the middles of their spans. Because you've got a random combination of sistered and doubled joists, to get a good fit for each piece of bridging, you'll probably have to individually measure and cut each piece of bridging. If you had placed a standard sized piece of bridging between each new joist as you placed each of them 16-inches on center, all the pieces of bridging could have been cut all the same size all at once (i.e. 14.5-inches wide for single joists, 13-inches for doubled joists). If your joists aren't exactly 16-inches on center, you might also have to individually measure and cut a lot of your sub-floor so the edges of each panel end up on the centers of the joists.
+3:00 those joist look like they've been notched about 50% of their height. You're not supposed to notch the ends of joists more than 1/6th of their height. Any joists that are notched that deeply without a ledger board supporting them are compromised and the floor in that area is going to sag, and eventually the ends of those joists will split off. To compensate for those deep end notches, you need to add a ledger board on the foundation wall under those joists, or jack post posts under the ends each of those notched floor joists . +5:30 those 2x4 joist brackets aren't helping at all because the joists aren't seated against the bottoms of the brackets. And there's not enough distance from the edge of the joists to drive nails or screws through the holes in the bracket (nails in the face of a joist have to be at least half the width of the joist away from the edge of the joist). Something like a Simpson H1A tie-down bracket (with or without a ledger board on the foundation wall below the joists) would be more effective. If there was a ledger board on the foundation wall, there are multiple different other choices of retrofit brackets which would help to stiffen and strengthen your new floor.
Joist hangers, such as at 5:32, where you have the hanger drooping down a bout 2 inches below the bottom of the joist. Why? The idea of the joist hanger is that it supports the joist as well as locating it on the stringer/beam. With so much empty air between the joist and the hanger, it is not supporting anything. Those first holes in the sides of the support bracket are supposted to nail or bolt into the sides of the joists. But if you moved those hangers into their proper vertical position, the tops of the hangers would have to be bent over so that the bolt hgoles would allow bolting from the top side. You have designed problems for yourself there.
+8:30 It looks like some of your doubled-up joists don't have enough nails. It looks to me like you drove 1 nail about every 24-inches in a staggered pattern. That's half as many as you need. And a bunch of extra nails near the ends of the joist don't really help much. To be most effective you have to drive nails along the whole length of the joists, not just near the ends. Drive a double row of nails in a staggered pattern 12-inches on center, the whole length of the joist, and at least 1.5-inch away from any edge. And, if both sides are accessible, drive nails in the same 12-inch staggered pattern both sides of both joists. A fully nailed 10-foot long 2x8 joist would have at least 44 equally spaced 10-penny nails (ie twenty-two 3-inch nails on each side).
The screws you are putting into the joists you are putting in at an agle towards the end of the joists. Those ends are weaker than at the distance where the screws start their joirney. Why not put them in at right angles???? Surely that would be more sensible, and also more akin to driving nails with the hammer.
Growing up watched my brother all the time on his work, love watching you Nate! You’re doing a wonderful job! Happy Days! ☀️🧊😄👏🤗🥰👏 This once complete will be The Sturdy House that Nate built! 👏👏👏👏👏🏡🏡🏡
That feeling of accomplishment 🙌
That’s a great looking floor system sir. One to be proud of.
Always a milestone when you start putting back instead of tearing out. Great Job!!
Hope you are proud of yourself. You have gained SO MANY new skills, learned to use a wide variety of tools, etc. and it's all coming together. Now that you've been able to partner with some skilled friends in your community, the enjoyment of the process will increase and so will the progress.
Thank you very much!
This will be such a well re-built and sturdy home for you and your wife It’s amazing all you’ve accomplished so far Great job
Slow n steady ur getting it done ❤
Great job Nate! And Winston for keeping you company
I enjoy just watching your work. Nate you are a hard worker keep going you will get there.
Nate, great job! You are one huge step closer! Bravo! Blessings!
Thanks so much!
Thank you, Nate, for getting the video up so fast.
Next up, the subfloor!
You bet!
That's a strong floor!!! You're awesome
Watching your work on this house is so inspiring! You've done so much that was all new to you!
Thank you so much!
Boy! THAT was a piece of work... but you got it done and you got it done right. Looks good!
It looks so good. Looking forward seeing the subfloor.
great job Nate hugsssss
Looking fantastic and professional!
Thank you!
Such a great video showing all the additional work you did to get ready for the subfloor. So happy for you that things are coming along so nicely!
Excellent editing!
Great job and loved the video 😘👍🏻💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻
Huge amount of work Nate and the floor joists look incredibly substantial - and I know they will be completely level and plumb. Thank you for sharing the journey. Great work and skill.
They are!
I am so proud of you, Nate. It is coming along and you are doing great! What a lovely thing to know at the end you and Katie will have an amazing house to live in :)
Thank you so much!
Awesome no talk all work!
You got that right!
That looks like a really strong floor. I know you are proud of a job well done.
Great vidio Nate! Floor looks great!
Thanks!
Great work. Having a bit of help can really make a difference. You have done so much on your own it was nice to see your friend helping out. You should be SO proud.🎉
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Job well done. I think….I don’t have any construction experience. However I can see the love and dedication that you have for y’all’s future home.
Great work!
Thanks!
Best video to date. All work no talking.
You are doing well I admire your hard work and patience when your done the fruits of your labor will make it worth all the time.
So nice of you
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Great job Nate!!! Wow you came a long way from where you were before starting this project. I bet you didn’t know you would come out as a carpenter basically building a new home. I’m so impressed with your handyman skills your awesome! I’m looking forward to seeing the subfloor going in next can’t wait, and big shout out to Jim from the two turtles homestead. You are a true blessing and gained a new subscriber. Thanks for show this video I truly enjoy watching the progress of the floors going in!😊👍
Keep it up Nate. You are definitely winning mate
Curious, you are doing two boards in the kitchen area. Is that because it's the kitchen area? I know nothing about this stuff, just thought this was interesting. I am glad you have help. It really sped up the time it is taking to get this done. ❤❤
I think it's because of the island in the kitchen
@@debbievogt9881 That makes sense. Thanks
Great work Nate.
I hope y’all get in there before Christmas or it would be a nice Christmas but take your time. Many blessings to you.
Good glory !!! a tornado could come through and the floor would still be there, the house may be gone but the floor would still be there lol
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I hope you have gained skills and improved your confidence level in carpentry. You’re doing a nice job in building yourself a forever home.
Nate, your a machine my friend, God bless, looks fantastic, keep going the end is coming 💪 😊
Thanks
when marrying wood together as in those joist i was taught to use glue and nails and or screws together for a better bond!
That's exactly what we did
Hello Nate & Katie
Exciting, new floor. Yay!!
Congratulations, it looks amazing.
Soon additional space to live in. Look forward to your next video. Have an amazing day/ Weekend.
Lot's of hard work, it looks AWESOME. GREAT job. Can't wait for follow up video. All the floor is in. 👏
Thanks so much! 😊
Great Job Nate and a great video, stay cool have a wonderful weekend.
Enjoyed your video. Looking forward for the finished subfloor video.❤❤
Great job Nate.
Now enjoy the fruits of ur labor. 😊
That's the plan!
Great progress Nate! You should be very proud! Could I ask why you are using screws instead of nails? Just curious. 😁
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+10:30 you need to add bridging (aka blocking, or nogging) between all those floor joists at the middles of their spans. Because you've got a random combination of sistered and doubled joists, to get a good fit for each piece of bridging, you'll probably have to individually measure and cut each piece of bridging. If you had placed a standard sized piece of bridging between each new joist as you placed each of them 16-inches on center, all the pieces of bridging could have been cut all the same size all at once (i.e. 14.5-inches wide for single joists, 13-inches for doubled joists). If your joists aren't exactly 16-inches on center, you might also have to individually measure and cut a lot of your sub-floor so the edges of each panel end up on the centers of the joists.
I hope your moving in here when your done? Let me know group what his plan is!
Curious/confused. But you put up joist hangers, but they had a gap and weren't supporting the joist. Am I missing something?
Nate explained it that he needed to put spacers in to support.
+3:00 those joist look like they've been notched about 50% of their height. You're not supposed to notch the ends of joists more than 1/6th of their height. Any joists that are notched that deeply without a ledger board supporting them are compromised and the floor in that area is going to sag, and eventually the ends of those joists will split off. To compensate for those deep end notches, you need to add a ledger board on the foundation wall under those joists, or jack post posts under the ends each of those notched floor joists .
+5:30 those 2x4 joist brackets aren't helping at all because the joists aren't seated against the bottoms of the brackets. And there's not enough distance from the edge of the joists to drive nails or screws through the holes in the bracket (nails in the face of a joist have to be at least half the width of the joist away from the edge of the joist). Something like a Simpson H1A tie-down bracket (with or without a ledger board on the foundation wall below the joists) would be more effective. If there was a ledger board on the foundation wall, there are multiple different other choices of retrofit brackets which would help to stiffen and strengthen your new floor.
Joist hangers, such as at 5:32, where you have the hanger drooping down a bout 2 inches below the bottom of the joist. Why? The idea of the joist hanger is that it supports the joist as well as locating it on the stringer/beam. With so much empty air between the joist and the hanger, it is not supporting anything. Those first holes in the sides of the support bracket are supposted to nail or bolt into the sides of the joists. But if you moved those hangers into their proper vertical position, the tops of the hangers would have to be bent over so that the bolt hgoles would allow bolting from the top side. You have designed problems for yourself there.
Shims were used to make up the gap
+8:30 It looks like some of your doubled-up joists don't have enough nails. It looks to me like you drove 1 nail about every 24-inches in a staggered pattern. That's half as many as you need. And a bunch of extra nails near the ends of the joist don't really help much. To be most effective you have to drive nails along the whole length of the joists, not just near the ends. Drive a double row of nails in a staggered pattern 12-inches on center, the whole length of the joist, and at least 1.5-inch away from any edge. And, if both sides are accessible, drive nails in the same 12-inch staggered pattern both sides of both joists. A fully nailed 10-foot long 2x8 joist would have at least 44 equally spaced 10-penny nails (ie twenty-two 3-inch nails on each side).
The screws you are putting into the joists you are putting in at an agle towards the end of the joists. Those ends are weaker than at the distance where the screws start their joirney. Why not put them in at right angles???? Surely that would be more sensible, and also more akin to driving nails with the hammer.
Nat did you ever retrive your tapemesure from the bottom of the chimney
Nope
Growing up watched my brother all the time on his work, love watching you Nate! You’re doing a wonderful job! Happy Days! ☀️🧊😄👏🤗🥰👏 This once complete will be The Sturdy House that Nate built! 👏👏👏👏👏🏡🏡🏡
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