Browse Forums Building A New House 1 Feb 26, 2024 10:07 am In framing stage 2 storey. In GF ceiling, every alternate ones are not covered (marked in image below) with joist packers but the garage one is fully covered. My builder said this is the standard. External wall is brick with wrapping. I am planning to do insulation between floor level, so if this is not covered then will the insulation be exposed to wet weather and air-tightness not possible achieve here? I don’t know what principle behind this. kindly advise. Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Joist gap - insulation 3Mar 01, 2024 12:37 pm alexp79 Shouldn't your frame covered from the outside before you put in insulation into the walls? And yes, you would have to put insulation in between joists too. yes building is covering the external wall with warping before bricks 1 10495 Assuming you've modelled the TB8, TB10, TB12, TB2 & J1 joists/LVLs there, it appears as per drawing to me. There maybe should be an additional J1 between TB10 and T12 if… 3 32547 Seconded; we just used these last weekend to build a small deck. They worked perfectly as we have bluestone in the area where we wanted to build so digging down was not… 8 9558 |