What Should I Use? - Subfloor Assemblies

Build Show Expert Jake Bruton of Aarow Building (www.aarowbuild...) is back to answer “What Should I Use?” when it comes to floors & subfloors. He discusses the evaluation and selection of different floor framing methods. Additionally, Jake explains the importance of calculating live and dead loads for structural integrity. He presents three mock-ups of floor construction: traditional dimensional lumber, I-joists, and modern trusses; each has pros and cons regarding cost, availability, and utility accommodation. Ultimately, Jake stresses that industry standards, code requirements, and practical criteria like budget and local availability are vital resources to make informed decisions on floor framing methods.
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[@Bythirteen]

Jake is my favorite. This is the real type of advice I want: not a simple answer, but a thorough understanding of why there is no simple answer.

[@Bythirteen]

@6:35 "according to the code at least" also tells me that he knows how to party. 🤣

[@buildshow]

Appreciate the comments. I’ll be sure to pass this along!

[@bertruttan129]

Granite heated flooring is all i find acceptable under my feet now, sooooo the sub flooring should be stout!.

[@tealkerberus748]

If the reason trusses aren't mentioned in the Code when they are known to be superior to anything in the Code is because they need to be engineered and certified by the engineer, then all the Code needs to say is "trusses as engineered and certified by a suitably qualified and registered engineer" or something very like that, and then the trusses are there in the Code for anxious clients to see so they know it's all above-board.

[@ymom11]

I love this series! I hope it continues and covers all the major parts of a house!

[@jake.bruton.aarow.building]

Thanks! We have a lot more coming your way.

[@Serrol_]

"You're more likely to have more people in your kitchen, dining, or living room, than your bedroom, according to the code at least." Jake really is a building expert; it's not his first time building a sex dungeon.

[@tealkerberus748]

My personal standard for any suspended floor is to meet the weight load capacity requirements of a nightclub dance floor. My late teens and early twenties are a long time ago, but I still find it totally plausible that twenty youngsters will crowd into the bathroom and start a really jump-up-and-down dance there. I don't want them falling through!

[@Bythirteen]

"according to the code at least" was the most hilarious thing he could have said at that moment. Dude knows how to party.

[@colinstu]

How about LSL vs. LVL vs. PSL vs. Glulam etc? Where would they fit in?

[@citizenone3442]

L/360 is the span length in inches divided by 360 which gives you the maximum allowed deflection at center span in inches. I see you corrected the explanation 😁

[@KrisGrassman]

This is the only resource I could find on the entire internet that helped me decide what thickness Advantech I want for my build.

[@williamdemilia6223]

Very good explanation of the floor systems/floor panels.

[@bigneilh]

Just use the best. Spend a little more to get the best product.

[@shubinternet]

This is interesting. I thought this video was named “DELETE” and then it got deleted? I did download copy of that video, which now makes me wonder what has changed?

[@TheFreedom4you]

All the secret insider information, obviously

[@TheSeriesofTubes]

Matt was on set in the background saying the N-word so they edited it out

[@beii-c4e]

I wish I would have downloaded a copy of the very first video they did of this series. It was about Prosoco products/ liquid applied WRBs. I left a pretty detailed comment on the video about my experience with the product. The comment was gaining pretty good traction then the video got deleted. Makes me wonder if Prosoco told them to remove the video. Every since then I have to take what Matt talks about with a grain of salt.

[@Ariccio123]

​@@TheSeriesofTubesUh, lmao what

[@colinstu]

@@beii-c4e what was the comment / video about regarding Prosoco??

[@dewholdingsllc1050]

How is it calculated for a cantilever floor joist? Where one end is hanging in space?

[@jake.bruton.aarow.building]

There are elements in the code, something like 1’ cantilever needs 3’ support inward, however engineering is absolutely the way to go with unsupported systems.

[@luciarael7134]

What should be used on slab on grade?

[@ymom11]

What would you recommend if you wanted to avoid floor creaking and flexing?

[@highball7347]

No one will just say which is stronger, stiffer, and produces less bounce. If all things were equal, ie; all of them on 16 inch centers, who wins? No one will do a real test or comparison of them.

[@annakissed3226]

I thought you used Imperial in the USA unlike the rest of the world that uses the metric system Cause at 14 minutes as your talking about floor loading you talk about the tile council being metric??? Were they the group that put out "And the floors come crumbling down" which was a huge smash around rhe world and by all accounts it blew off the roof of the house!

[@chornii_boumer7324]

20:34 Do you guys have weyerhaeuser edge gold subflooring? What do you think about it ? Where I live in Kelowna BC. I usually see on jobsite that brand or LP.

[@jake.bruton.aarow.building]

I have not used the product. There are lots of great products on the market, I would talk to builders in your area. Lots of sublfoor choices come down to the make up of the MDI glue used in the flooring and how quickly it can get covered up and out of the elements. Advantech has a really high MDI content and this is why we choose it for our projects, it simply holds up to the weather.

[@friarchris2]

Advantech right?

[@mattbellon828]

Im still trying to decide what to do, trusses 18" deep...either 19.2oc with 7/8" Advantech, or 24oc with 1 1/8" Advantech. Any suggestions?

[@KrisGrassman]

He mentioned toward the end that he likes the cost/value balance of floor trusses at 16oc or 19.2oc with 23/32 Advantech subfloor.

[@mattbellon828]

@@KrisGrassman great, thanks for the input

[@scorpio6587]

Re-upload?

[@mrprfct7069]

Did i just see Risinger white truck in 78620 driving on 290w? I tried to wave you down but the driver was deep into a conversation with the passenger 😂

[@Pembroke.]

Awesome thanks

[@500iq6foot8]

Matt is there a real reason houses are so much cheaper in Texas?

[@colinstu]

way more housing inventory and development (supply), lower demand (compared to more desirable areas). Not just Texas either.

[@500iq6foot8]

@@colinstu No it is specifically Texas and those aren't real reasons

[@luciarael7134]

It’s Texas. That’s why it’s cheaper. 😂

[@500iq6foot8]

@@luciarael7134 That makes sense. Thanks!

[@IOSALive]

Matt Risinger, great video my guy

[@michaelgonzalez8863]

this episode brought to you by Ozempic

[@dirtbike662]

Elaborate

[@TheJeof1000]

Here we go again, to much talking... just go direct to the point advantage and disadvantage of particular material vs the cost.... code..code...code. every state have its own code...so stop mentioning about the code....

[@tysleight]

If you don't like it then move on.

[@TheJeof1000]

@@tysleight yup, thats what i did.

[@tysleight]

@@TheJeof1000 except you have commented at least two other times saying nearly the same thing. So apparently you haven't

[@johnwilliams1091]

Or, you could make your own video on these topics…

[@adroitus]

*too