Where and how to drill floor joists for electrical cables or plumbing runs depends on what type of floor framing you have. Keep the hole at least 2-in. from the top and the bottom if it’s a ...

Joist spacing depends on the width of the floor joists combined with the thickness of the subfloor and the distance to be spanned. Floor joists are usually set either 16 or 24 inches on center.

Floor joists can occasionally twist, warp, bow, or shrink, especially if they were damp when installed. As a result, a space opens up between the joist and the plywood subfloor.

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Hydronic Radiant Flooring Installation Instructions The following method requires access to the joist spaces below the floor that’s to be heated. It’s best for homes with unfinished basements.

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This will give you the location of the floor joists. If the distance between joists (nail heads) is 16 inches or up to 19 1/2 inches for engineered joists, the subfloor is probably 3/4 inch thick.

Finally, cut short pieces of 2x4 so that they fit between the floor joists. Toenail them, edge up, to the joists, snug under the new plywood. Your shower base is stabilized.

A new master bathroom is being created in a second-floor room, but I can’t figure out how to get the drainpipe down to where it will connect to the rest of the plumbing drain pipes.