Johnsteph10's HT 3.0 Build Thread - Page 2

John:

The build is looking awesome.... and yes, another Georgia build.

Sean

Two words.... "Floor Plan"...

Skip the fancy stuff. Grab a pencil or fine tip marker, a piece of paper (graph paper is nice but not necessary), and a ruler. Worry about scale later. Label it "rough floor plan" if it makes you feel better. 15 minutes tops then snap a pic.

You can edit in something fancy later.

Let's see, Let's see, Let's see...

Did I mention I have patience problems?

Hi John;

Looks great so far. Hope you finish yours before mine. (Did I really mean that ??) What I mean is that I've been slow, and need to be Loganed!

One concern that I may have spotted about your build, although it's hard to see if I'm right, looking at your pictures.

Some of the wiring that pierces through your basement ceiling joists appears to be going through holes that have been drilled pretty close to the bottom edge of the joists. Am I right, or am I seeing it wrong? It appears that you've used metal plates to protect wiring from any blind drilling that you may do in the future, but I suspect the holes are too close to the bottom of the joists in some cases.

I live in Ontario Canada, and our codes might be different than yours, but here we cannot put a hole closer than 2 inches from the joist bottom. And I think you can't cut away more than 25 percent of the total joist height. I have violated the close-to-the-bottom rule a few times myself, and I'm not paniced about it. Just thought I'd bring it up. The bottom of the joist feels the highest stress level, as someone walks on the floor upstairs.

So let me know if I'm seeing it wrong on your pics, and if this is a concern in your area, as I'm just curious.

Cheers, Tom.

Just discovered your thread and will continue to follow it closely as we have several similarities with our basements. I'm still in early planning stages myself, but you've inspired me to want to jump into the electrical portion with the sub-panel. Thanks for the tip on the B&D Wiring book -- I plan to purchase it soon.

Keep the pics coming!

John,

Since you answered in my recent thread I though I'd check out your build. Nice space! Do you have a very dry basement? I ask because you are not using pressure treated sills in the wall framing. Also, what are you planning for the flooring surface? Are you going to lay drycore (or equiv) on top of the concrete?

Cheers,

- Paul.

Ah, ok. I didn't look closely enough. Any plans to cover the floor with drycore or similar?

Never had or walked on dricore but I have carpet over concrete with a real thick pad and it is very comfortable to walk on. In fact it may be a bit more soft than the carpet upstairs that is over sub-floor. Just my opinion but if you spend a bit more on nice thick pad then you can save that $$ on dricore assuming your basement is dry(which mine is)

To me, the dricore just feels more like real floor. I built on top. It was a pain when it had to be picked up after the flood. My basement was bone dry too, until the sump pump failed. Overall, though, I recommend it.

Another consideration is Delta FL ... I installed it in my last house and the comments from visitors was that they thought I had heated floors

I have also installed it in this house with 5/8 OSB over top

the one significant difference I see when comparing Delta FL to dricore is that the Delta FL membrane is continuous and completely sealed over the space of the entire floor so it does not allow moisture to wick up between the tiles as is possible with dricore

John, are those Catalysts?

How long did it take you to choose the 2x4? I mean, you have to find the straightest one you know.

I figured as much! I have one of those aluminum fence systems that extends up to 8'. Works pretty well and has clamps built in. Better than relying on a 2x4 and not too expensive.

Sweet! Now, with shelling out the money for Catalysts there can be no complaining about the cost of a fence system!

Must have been Christmas time when the mailman came

Theater is looking great, keep the pics coming, I love seeing AT builds.