Ok gang! Finally, I started on my little 24x24 (not completely square) home. This project will move along as there is money available for materials. Question to be safe - my floor joists are 12' span, 12" OC, should I put bracing at 4' and 8' in between the joists or is that overkill/underkill? There will be tons of questions since I do not know a thing about building a home.
Also, how do I post images here?
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Hi Scott,
Blocking or bridging are not required until the joists are deeper than 2x12 as long as the ends are nailed to the rim and there is a floor nailed to the tops of the joists. A study in the 70's showed that they actually do not improve the strength of the floor in most situations. Before I quit doing this my main source of callbacks was squeeks caused by the bridging. 12" oc is tight spacing, is there an unusual floor load?