I managed to spend a couple of hours on Thursday and Friday nights and
most of Saturday working on the house. The plywood is almost all laid
down and joists set on top. The last section which includes the bay
window has not been set. The short 2x4s between the joists hold the
joists and mostly the correct spacing. I made a stop for the chop saw
so I could quickly cut them to 14 1/2", add 1 1/2" for the 2x joist and
you get a nice 16" on center spacing. Guess what, 2x lumber is not
exactly 1 1/2" thick, more like 1 3/8". I didn't notice this until I
was out by almost 1/2". If the future I would put 3-4 pre-cut spacers
and then add 1 custom spacer to bring things back to the 16" O.C. spec.
My solution to this will be to make a map of my joist spacing so I know
where they all are after covering them with plywood.Expenses to date $5,300
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