Between Floor Joist Mounted Sub Woofer

How to make floor joists stronger.

Between floor joist mounted sub woofer. At the time there weren t really any other options available so adding a sub meant a big black cube. Long spans of joists in newer homes may wobble or bounce from foot traffic. I do have 3 4 in plywood over my joist i guess that is the sub floor. Given that 2x8s are actually 1 inches wide it works out to be 14 inches between each joist.

Finished in floor subwoofer installation. Always store floor panels under cover. With some structures floor joists are required to be 12 or 24 inches apart on center. This distance should be identical at each end.

This sample table gives minimum floor joist sizes for joists spaced at 16 inches and 24 inches on center o c for 2 grade lumber with 10 pounds per square foot of dead load and 40 pounds of live load which is typical of normal residential construction. Beam and joist floor frames can be constructed on site or off site and transported in depending on your foundation. The wood is water and weather proofed first and may be termite proofed as well when needed. After several centuries of service floor joists in older homes may sag or crack.

My wife possibly sensing that our future might be connected with this whole audio thing tolerated the sub but. This means from the center of one upright joist to the center of the next. These sub floors are strong but lightweight and are employed in houses with stumps and as upper floors in multi storey building. For those with hardwood floors the use of floor spikes and protective discs under your sub will make a difference.

Use trus joist tji joists or kiln dried performance tested lumber such as weyerhaeuser framer series lumber which is more dimensionally stable than green lumber. Over the last few years i have noticed the flooring between the joist is sagging. Normally floor joists are spaced 16 inches apart on center. The first real a v component i ever bought was a subwoofer a glorious 15 inch beast that made no attempt to hide what it really was.

Not letting a subfloor dry. Cut 2 by 6 joist blocking by measuring the distance between the joists where they are secured to the support plates at both ends. Wet lumber may lead to dimensional changes as the joists dry resulting in nail pops and floor squeaks. The specific model used in this article is the rbh sound si 1010 the si 1010 measures 13 1 2 w x 42 h x 9 d so it won t fit in a wall but will fit between floor joists or roof trusses to be installed in floor or in ceiling.

If you want to spend more money you can also consider a dedicated subwoofer.