Laying the Decking for the First Floor

Bob Vila and Ryley review the preparation of the site prior to lying the decking. Ryley states that they started with a sill seal on top of the concrete bocks then a sill plate of pressure treated two by sixes laid flat. On top of that are the truss joists made of OSB and laminated plywood. Theses special trusses are predrilled for wiring and plumbing. They move on to the layout the plywood decking, where they use glue and nails to secure the truss to the plywood essentially creating a total laminate deck, which leads to a very solid floor for the addition.
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Laying the Decking for the First Floor

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" So what's the first thing that you did before starting the deck framing while the first thing is that lag get itself now which is pressure treated two by accident Bristol but the sill seal down to. Cushion its. In between the concrete the top of the foundation concrete block them the bottom of the the -- right -- perimeter of the hole block all -- work then. -- brought -- down to the example mutual tequila and then that way at all but I don't the ones that are not --"

" Sixteen on center fifteen inches that -- Ryley why is that important is pressure treated lumber for the bill you know you selfless hey it's seven different bad happening to him that you might have any right right after it happened Iran for pointing out yet they didn't. And it won't happen with the practices right so okay that the rest of the material here at these people mean when you call me. Did not name not the front -- the right and they're made out of oriented strand board and laminated plywood there. Definitely just about the equivalent of -- brain right now -- call Doug Burleigh elimination. What are all of these we'll -- The pop who plays him you can run -- wires value. Copper pipe that you have to drill through them write for plumbing and rubber wiring and -- the story -- that the strength is the beauty of these guys right there -- Stronger than just regular structural lumber -- switches. Its ability to handle -- so what better parent and a -- at this system being there on what it weren't better that's right attitude to prove that --"

" Flooring that we've got to thinking in terms of the amount out of joint and it is back on the way to have a cigarette without medals -- problems with which means that this man is not in erupted down below the we have that the Clinton by the end columns with concrete that can't the actual dirt that would. Break -- then what material and the strong applause."

" What about this part that's going to -- great room and indicated actually what when he or eight the of that 48 point eight and you don't have to break it expanded need you don't have to have -- in the middle. Now I would think that. OK well let's just why it involves late at night. Got it."

" OK now Ryley -- the only part of the deck that. Different from everything out here. Releasing this hole in the frame witches with. In the right thing about it so that we can build a concrete block chimney. All the way through the great room here now -- in granite or wood -- though. Now the -- off -- analyst that we switched from attending this type of material right to the regular regular emperor and then this. My -- Reason being. We've got the Michael -- because we still have -- puts -- Kinetico. Convention -- we have the -- structural strength in the -- so that we can -- dollar. Good -- Exactly they -- joist hanger. And put it right on equipment in it well let it be in place already apply up. Ryley that fortunate -- is sixteen by 34 right that's right nothing -- record what's the logic involved IE if I put down the plywood. Well and lay out -- that it in this way over here but that's with a per sheet of a what stacked all heat in the room with both on when they're going to be working -- it by and they get in this corner. The pilot should be -- down. All right so they're all coming right and -- there talking. With the apron right left right left right that's okay. OK so now we're starting. The second rundown of the border there with rap sheet why is that so well we're gonna stagger the joints every age every four feet of the accurate now why is that important. I'll what does that say the strength that you don't have to drain over the joints you don't want to line up your joints. OK. Now Brian I notice that every sheet of this plywood that goes down. Have. Panel adhesive on the tops of our joists here right we'll bet -- basically this whole flight. It's a truss system that's what they call. But it certainly when the whole thing down it's all winds laminated glass law. And the way that -- do it is by using in the construction adhesive. It's a Greek watering. Tongued and grooved plywood OK and nail that secure online and it's steps to block the organic critics continuation of the whole principle of laminate exactly we're talking about laminated joist now this whole floor system is circular laminated trust write about truck so that you could it. In theory you could pick up one corner it wouldn't give that they about it exactly -- and prefab houses would be all right."

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