Are used without framing.
Stud wooden house floor terms name.
A floor s framework is made up mostly of wooden joists that run parallel to one another at regular intervals.
Ceiling joists are usually 2 by 6s or sometimes 2 by 4s if it is an older home.
This style of framing is no longer allowed in large part because the open stud cavities allow a fire that starts in the basement or first floor to travel.
Some newer homes have manufactured i beam shaped joists.
Plywood a piece of wood made of three or more layers of wood veneer laminated together with glue.
Framing in construction is the fitting together of pieces to give a structure support and shape.
With both platform and balloon framing wall studs and ceiling and floor joists occur every 16 or 24 inches measured from center to center.
Joists are the support for the floor of your home and make up the platform that your wall panels will eventually be affixed to.
These standardized layouts result in the least cutting and waste of floor ceiling and wall materials.
Studs structure and offer much of the support for a wall panel.
A joist is a horizontal framing member that runs across the length of the floor or platform of a home.
The floor joists are nailed to the studs.
Framing materials are usually wood engineered wood or structural steel the alternative to framed construction is generally called mass wall construction where horizontal layers of stacked materials such as log building masonry rammed earth adobe etc.