What type of building materials will be used?
We like to use pre-engineered lumber for the foundation. These engineered products have been designed for specific uses for specific loads and have zero defects. As a standard practice, we use TJI’s (a pre-engineered floor joist) which is stronger and straighter than the traditional nominal lumber. The pre-engineered products cost slightly more but we see the benefits as we never received a call back for an imperfect floor. Then, we use 3/4″ ply wood for the floor foundation which has a tongue and groove for a snug fit. We glue the tongue and grooves together and also glue the ply wood to the floor joists instead of using nails. A squeaky floor can occur as nails pop up and down and pressure is applied. By using screws, we eliminate the possibility of any squeaks. We also like to use three rows of blocking in the joints to really stiffen the floor rather than the traditional single row. We urge you to follow up with your builder as to what building practice they implement for a solid f
