😎How to Install Subfloor Pressure Blocking 🔨@co-know-proconstructiontips

In this video we go over how to cut and install subfloor pressure blocks using a skill saw and typical framing methods. This video is for more experienced builders or for those who want an inside look on subfloor framing.

By Co-Know-Pro.

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"Cliff Side" by Silent Partner

[Decentmm]

This video is exactly what I’ve been explaining to the last three contractors that came to my house.... One even told me those blocks are not important (Im missing a few of the blocks) Thank you very much for this video! And your balance is crazy walking on those joist like its a regular floor lol

[soil-aint-dirt]

I do appreciate your attention to detail when setting each block…even the slight hammer tap to make it right.

[richardrumplik]

Awesome job and video! DIY Guy 69 years young 😊 Well done I find myself forgetting things relearning 👍

[takeniteasyfriend]

*Live load includes furniture, people and things not used in building the structure itself. 2x12s, fittings, OSB etc contribute to dead weight. You rocked it with that floor 👍

[passiveagressive]

Dead load is the weight of the structure. Live load is anything else that is not a permanent part of the structure. Furniture is live load.

[confidentlocal]

I experienced creaky noises when I installed blocking in my crawlspace after replacing some joists. What finally worked without noise was a combination of Simpson angles, shims (wherever I couldn't get a uniform snug fit), glue, and toenailing. Building new looks so much easier than repairing stuff while lying on your back. 😃

[leetrawick]

great video, will use this tomorrow doing blocking

[briangc]

You should precut those block before toe nailing the joists in place. By precutting them to the proper spacing, you get better alignment of the joists and a stronger floor. Cutting to fit cooked boards is always wrong. Precut the blocking and do it right the first time!

[Ian-jtkl]

Great video man! Remodeling my house and was wondering how I was going to take the slight bounce out of my 2x8 floor joists (old house). Keep the great content coming!

[georgiafan]

The old Hitachi fits in the joist space 👍🏼 Noticed you cut on your layout lines - they fit right.

[flawlessvic]

Looking to do some blocking as my spans are a bit long. So floor is a bit bouncy when kids run across lol. So, would like to block main traffic ways before I start adding any beams in the crawlspace.

[santamariamike]

"engineering things" good video man

[AlDo-xu]

that beat you played towards the end got me movin lol

[franciskisner]

We recently moved into a 100+ year old house. Noticed that the floor in the living room and dining room bounce a little. In the cellar, I can see the old cross bracing rather than blocks as you installed in this video. I have started cutting 2x10 blocks and forcing them between the joists. This is stiffening the floor to some degree. Also, adding two columns along the line of the blocking. What I didn't notice until last week is that there is only one level of flooring. The tongue and groove we see from the top is the same wood I'm seeing from the bottom. We have planned to cover the floor with a floating vinyl system but I wonder if I should add underlay just to increase the thickness of the floor first. ( My guess is that some decades ago, the original floor was removed and replaced with the t & g we have now. There is not much wear on the boards so they are not a century old. ) Thanks for in interesting video.

[opticaldvd]

Dude you are a freaking PRO. Never seen anyone work that fast and efficient.

[tillmansr]

Very good. I have seen blocking staggard (I suppose to avoid toe nails), but in your case your blocking is 'in a line', what is difference of the two methods?

[wayneosaur]

Man its nice when all your boards a straight (not bowed or twisted). I would like to see how it goes w crappy lumber ... what tricks you use to overcome this.

[brianyoung]

i.e. a girder is a large horizontal beam that provides intermediate support for floor joists.

[joels]

replacing the floor joists in my kitchen/bath area, so this helped to let me know to pressure block the floor for the live load... yea, yea...

[franksandlin]

Blocking, gluing, and screwing .It does make the price go up some what. But we'll worth the exspense. That is the difference between having a proof structure and a living space. Flood proof, tornado proof, fire proof, earth quake, etc. I built some furniture once and it fell off of the truck at 75mph. When it quit rolling, it was still together, scared up, but complete and functional.