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Posted by sandog on January 9, 2008, 1:16 pm
On Jan 9, 8:42=A0am, "Dioclese" <NONE> wrote:
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> > I'm building a room in my garage.
> > I'm going to build a platform so that it will be even w/ the rest of
> > the house. =A0The platform will be about 1 foot off the ground.
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> > The room size will be about 11x14.
> > Here's the problem/question...
> > The 2x8 joist on the 14' wall closest to the house will screw into the
> > 2x8 foundation of the house.
> > The 2x8 joist of the far 14' wall can only connect to 2x4's. =A0How can
> > I connect this?
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> > It doesn't seem like it would be secure enough to only have the 2x8 be
> > held into the wall by way of 2x4's.
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> > thanks for any help.
> > I hope this explaination makes sense.
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Thanks for all the help guys. Some good ideas.
The 2x4 wall is built on a 2 ft cinderblock wall. So what i can do is
put a block on the cinderblocks and then rest my 2x8 on that. Then i
can also screw it into the wall.
That should work out.
I let you know how it goes. again thanks for the help
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