Eliminate Floor Bounce

The best choice depends on access to the joists obstructions in the floor system or current remodeling plans.

Eliminate floor bounce.

How far apart should i put the new pieces of 2 10. This is common in old houses and is usually more of a nuisance than a safety issue. The floor hardly bounced at all and the client was happy. To lift a sagging.

Photo by richard howard 4 ways to stop the bounce. Remembering his boyhood kitchen tom makes sure that any new floor he builds is rock solid. This article will show you three better ways to take the bounce out of a floor. Stiffening upper floors typically requires removing some or all of the finished ceiling below.

Bouncy floors can be a sign of structural problems but most bouncy floors can be stiffened to the point that the bounce is no longer a problem. My floor joists are 2x10s 16 inch on center. Too much bounce though can make the china cabinet wobble. Before i drywall the basement ceiling i would like to stiffen the floor joists to eliminate bounce by installing new pieces of 2 10 perpendicular to the existing joists.

But i know now that we could have made that floor just as stiff even stiffer with a lot less trouble and expense. How to take bounce out of floors. You can stiffen the floor in just one room or in as many rooms as you like. You can shore up floor joists and reduce the bounce in a number of ways but the six methods outlined here represent a mix of common and not so common solutions.