My brother just bought a house that was built in the late 1800s and is compleetly remodeling it. The second story floor joist were sagging about 3 inches in the center of a 14'x18' room and the inspector told him he would have to install 2x10s on 8 inch centers. I'm thinking this is a little overkill but this isn't my line of work so I wanted to ask others who might know. What is the typical size limber used for this span(14') and what spacing is used. There is going to be a bathroom on this floor if that makes a difference.
I'm just a remodeler (flooring, painting, some finish work, exc.) so This is a little out of my league but I would think 2x10s on 12" or 2x12s on 16" centers would be plenty.
I'm just a remodeler (flooring, painting, some finish work, exc.) so This is a little out of my league but I would think 2x10s on 12" or 2x12s on 16" centers would be plenty.