We're taking a quick break from Fayston and journeying to Exeter, NH. This is Tommy's house. Or, it will be his house. We did some framing for the floor today. I won't go into any details about how the joists went down, mostly because I don't know any of the details. Today was all about plywood. The plywood is tongue and groove so pieces fit together snuggly with one another, like a puzzle. Plywood gets glued to the joists using PL (super heavy duty glue) and gets nailed every 16" (8" on the edges that run with the joists). The glue and nails help the plywood stay tight to the joists which prevents squeaking. Raise your hand if you like a squeaky floor! I didn't think so. Also, stagger your plywood. Lining up one row to the next makes for columns that are not connected by tongue and groove, and that is no bueno. That means "no good" in Spanish.
Tommy and Joey spent some time blocking the joists to help keep them spaced properly so that Connor (Tommy's son) and I could run the plywood. A note about lumber as it relates to framing: You generally want to get your lumber and frame the same day. The reason being is that the lumber is moist the day that you buy it and will dry out every day afterwards. As lumber dries, it bows, and you will have a harder time keeping a straight frame.
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