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Floor question for generic plan
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:45 pmby mario
I'm looking at the generic plan in PDF and have a question.
The first step is to have two sheets of wood 48" x 58.5" x .5" side by side.
Then to place the 8' X 1"x2" underneath the floor. However the diagram shows all the subfloor studs as being 1.5" wide.
If they are 1x2 how does that become 1.5" ?
Sorry if this is a stupid question, I'm a beginer here.
Thank you
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:53 pmby Ken A Hood
A 1x2 is actually 3/4"x 1 1/2" (the 1x2 dimension is before it's finished)
Same way a 2x4 is actually 1 1/2" x 3 1/2"
Posted:
Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:58 pmby mario
shows how much I know uh? hehe
thank you for the reply!
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 4:43 amby mikeschn
Thanks Ken!
Mike...
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:20 pmby H@nk
It doesn't have to be shaved.
Mario was right with his 1"x2".
When the shop or factory delivers the product, they speak always in terms of the rough product.
Greetings, Henk
Posted:
Wed Nov 14, 2007 3:23 pmby mario
I have never really bought any kind of wood so I was unaware of these particularities.
Question about floor...
Posted:
Wed Nov 21, 2007 12:31 amby Alfred
Hi Gang,
If I want a 5x8 floor, can I lay two 4x8's, cut down to 4x5 side by side (without scarfing), and just cover the seam with one of the 1x2's?
AL.
Posted:
Wed Nov 21, 2007 5:59 amby toypusher
AL,
That should work fine!!
Re: Question about floor...
Posted:
Thu Nov 22, 2007 2:25 amby bledsoe3
Alfred wrote:Hi Gang,
If I want a 5x8 floor, can I lay two 4x8's, cut down to 4x5 side by side (without scarfing), and just cover the seam with one of the 1x2's?
AL.
I just bought a 5' X 8' sheet of plywood and laid it in place. No joints to make that way.
Posted:
Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:33 pmby seabee74
My floor is 5x9 and I joined the 3 pieces by cutting a dado in the edge of the plywood and inserting a 1/4 inch spline the length of the dado all glued with titebond 3. After that all dried I cut some bowtie shaped pieces of 1/4 inch plywood and inlaid them at opposing angles so that there is no way they can pull apart
Re: Question about floor...
Posted:
Sun Apr 15, 2012 9:22 amby Armed Patriot
bledsoe3 wrote:Alfred wrote:Hi Gang,
If I want a 5x8 floor, can I lay two 4x8's, cut down to 4x5 side by side (without scarfing), and just cover the seam with one of the 1x2's?
AL.
I just bought a 5' X 8' sheet of plywood and laid it in place. No joints to make that way.
Where did you find 5 x 8 plywood???
Re: Question about floor...
Posted:
Mon Jul 16, 2012 7:15 pmby donfordguy
Armed Patriot wrote:bledsoe3 wrote:Alfred wrote:Hi Gang,
If I want a 5x8 floor, can I lay two 4x8's, cut down to 4x5 side by side (without scarfing), and just cover the seam with one of the 1x2's?
AL.
I just bought a 5' X 8' sheet of plywood and laid it in place. No joints to make that way.
Where did you find 5 x 8 plywood???
i'd like to know to