Treated Floor Joists Over Crawl Space

It is a 4 ft crawl space with 12 x9 vents and a vapor barrier over the dirt floor.

Treated floor joists over crawl space.

A year ago i took out all of the old soaked fiberglass insulation. If these problems remain unfixed sistering the damaged floor joists is only a band aid and the damage will only happen again. I am going to sister every joist to repair the joists. Girders in crawl spaces are closer than 12 to the ground.

The moisture in the crawl space is much better but still. If you have a dirt crawl space floor you re probably going to need crawl space encapsulation before you can focus on wood rot repair in the crawl space. The procedure for installing a floor structure over a slab with 2 by 6 joists can be adapted to larger joist sizes if more subfloor. If you do use treated make sure it s nice and dry before installing wet wood is much heavier than dry and trying to work in a crawl space with heavier wood is no fun at all.

With proper encapsulation you won t have crawl space moisture problems caused by warm air entering a cold air crawl space. Any wood on a foundation wall and is less than 8 from the exposed ground. Cold air that sweeps through a crawl space meanwhile can lead to cold floors inside the home whether or not the space is wet. Floor joists in crawl spaces are closer than 18 to the ground.

Building a framed wood floor over an existing concrete slab can provide the space needed for electric wiring heat venting plumbing drain lines and added insulation when remodeling a basement or garage space. Generally newer home floor joists are made from 2x8s or new engineered i beams older homes however may have 2x6s instead. Over notching or not jacking enough. If the crawl space is too shallow to enter the.

Now that the floor joists are exposed and starting to dry out they are cracking. The ends of wood girders entering into masonry foundation walls with less than 1 2 clearance.