Just curious what everyone’s favorite floor joist blocking/bridging method was? And why? Hereabouts the choices are: solid blocking, wood cross bridging, or metal cross bridging. Didn’t know if there were other types.
Solid blocking seems to give a really nice solid connection, but is the most time consuming to install (since I’m doing remuddling, I can’t just gang cut the blocks) and you have to bore holes for electric and such.
Wood cross bridging is probably the fastest (for me) to install. You aren’t concerned as much about getting it just the right length, can gang cut them, and can run electric, etc through the gaps. But I sometimes wonder if this method creates as solid a floor as the solid blocking does.
Metal cross bridging I haven’t used, so don’t know how well it works.
jt8
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Edited 2/15/2006 10:54 am by JohnT8
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1 vote for solid blocking. Glue the top edge to the subfloor.
Bill
I vote full joist depth solid blocking with a big ol' grandpa size hammer to sledge those oversized puppys in tight with.
A light hammer tap after all is finished should resound with something like a middle C to E or better.
When yer doin' the walloping on the bridging and you start to get a rhythm going, be careful of your thumb placement when near that point on the hammer contact.
be not asking me how I know this
Edited 2/15/2006 12:31 pm ET by razzman