michaelrose asks,
My floor joists are 2x10s, 16 inch on center. Before I drywall the basement ceiling, I would like to stiffen the floor joists to eliminate bounce, by installing new pieces of 2×10 perpendicular to the existing joists. How far apart should I put the new pieces of 2×10? I am trying to find the balance between having it work, and overkill.
Makes sense!
Thanks, Tom!
A straight row yes, but just off set them by an inch and a half. Chalk a line across the bottoms of all the joists where you want to center the blocks. Then install one block to the right of the line and one to the left. Make sense?
I'm confused…
You say to offset to make nailing easier, but the article you linked to says to keep them in a straight row.
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