Engineered Lumber Beams - Different Ones in This House

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www.AsktheBuilder.com founder, Tim Carter, shows many different engineered lumber beams. Tim does phone coaching: shop.askthebuilder.com/consul...

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@strongbredbreeder Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

You are TOO generous!!!! Thanks so much!!!

@jamessiedjak5868 Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

If only more viewers were as generous as you. Thanks so much.

@mikieboyblue Жыл бұрын

I'm becoming a fan of floor joist trusses which use 2x webbing like a roof truss. I can't wait to get a chance to use one. No more drilling and notching. And no glue issues to worry about with engineered joists.

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

You should watch my Floor Truss video.

@mikieboyblue Жыл бұрын

@@askthebuilder, will do! I'm catching up on a lot of your videos.

@seephor Жыл бұрын

I'm with you on being old school with plywood Tim. It only took me placing a piece of OSB in my back yard for a day in the rain to know that it's an inferior product compared to construction grade plywood. I have similar feelings about the engineered floor joists. it only takes a little moisture down the width of the OSB joist and the entire joist can fail. Nothing I'm comfortable with going to sleep knowing.

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

Yep, I'm not a big fan of most engineered lumber. That said, in the last house I built for my family I did install two giant LVLs that were triples. I can remember driving all those 16d nails by hand!

@seephor Жыл бұрын

@@askthebuilder I think there’s a big difference between LVLs and OSB type products even though they’re both “engineered”. I wouldn’t put them in the same category

@seephor Жыл бұрын

@@askthebuilder I know what you mean with the nailing schedule on those LVL. I sandwiched two for a 16’ garage header and I think it was 3 nails vertical every foot. Not fun hammering by hand

@samash1704 Жыл бұрын

A/C plywood is also made with glue and has withstood the test of time.

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

Yes, I couldn't agree more. Plywood is probably the first engineered wood product made back in 1865. But it wasn't until the early 1900s that a man created the necessary lathe that made modern plywood possible. All that said, if the glue fails, then bad things happen.

@seephor Жыл бұрын

Sam. There is a difference. The construction of plywood is such that the glue is protected by the veneers of wood (except the edges). OSB is its raw form exposes the glue all around the product. This causes failure from moisture with very little exposure. Advantac knew this and they treat their OSB with a sealant that resists water. But the product is only as good as this coating.

@matthewlucas7078 Жыл бұрын

Hey Tim. Do you happen to know the square footage for the finished house? I hope they'll have it buttoned up by mid November.

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

The foundation, not counting the lower garage, measures about 28 x 44. I'm going to assume that it's a two-story house on top of the foundation. So that puts it just under 2,500 square feet. If this is what happens, it's almost identical to the size of my daughter's home I helped build in Bar Harbor three years ago. Here's a photo of it with the garage to the left: photos.app.goo.gl/JN3Tyknpm3uDo3XB9

@mikieboyblue Жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@askthebuilder Жыл бұрын

MANY thanks Mike!