Floor Joists Front To Back

If you are installing hardwood in the front room of your house you should take into consideration where the front door is located.

Floor joists front to back. Therefore you should consider. You can notch and bore joists without sacrificing critical strength but you must follow the rules. I suppose there are some general rules about joist layout. Floor joists installed on second or third or higher levels double as ceiling joists for the level below.

The correct direction for laying hardwood floors. On first floors it seems that it might depend on downstairs openings windows and doors. The direction of the joists can either be party wall to party wall or front to back. Follow the rules to keep your floor solid.

The notching and boring rules of thumb for solid lumber are shown in fig. In a semi it seems obvious that ground floor suspended floors should have joists running back to front so that most of the air bricks can be at front and back. This size is no longer acceptable when framing a structure. The joists were trimmed around fireplaces and stair openings as shown in the graphic.

Most of the time the standard way to install hardwood in this area is perpendicular to the door. The floor joists under the wood floor hold the sub floor in place. While personal preference is a factor the direction in which you run hardwood flooring boards is governed by visual and structural guidelines. In buildings with basements the first level of floor joists serves the same purpose.