Resupporting Floor Framing
The joists and subfloor for a bathtub.
Resupporting floor framing. Many times floor joists were nailed to balloon framing and if you were lucky the carpenters would also add a 1 2 ribbons or ledger under the joists. However outside there was no lintel to support the bricks above the window. And inside he had sacrificed the support for the floor joists and framing. Balloon framing was replaced by platform framing today s building method of choice when the trees that produced the long studs became scarce.
To make matters even worse the window was right at ground level. Without a window well the wood frame had suffered extensive water damage and the window was prone to leaking. In this application the 2 x 6 floor joists were let in or mortised into a 6 x 6 beam. The floor joists for the second floor were usually supported on a ledger or ribbon that was let into the studs.
To do this the 1863 carpenters cut a 3 high x 3 deep notch into the end of the joist. Is there a standard way to frame a bathroom floor i e.