Joists and Spacing. Floor joists are made from 2-by-8-inch or 2-by-10-inch lumber, or from engineered quiet beams, which are made from a thin layer of chipboard on edge between two lumber caps forming an I shape. Floor joist spacing has traditionally been 24 inches on center, or from center to center of the joists.lue is sprayed between each layer and the sheet is hot pressed. CDX plywood should be a minimum of 7/16 inch thick. The thicknesses are as follows: 7/16-, 15/32- and 1/2-inch-thick panels require joists spaced 16 inches on center; 19/32- and 5/8-inch-thick panels require joists spaced 20 inches on center.
Diminutive dandy: Jose Altuve keeps reaching new heights. Listed at 5 feet, 6 inches, Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve stands well below the 6-2 of the average major leaguer. But Altuve leads the American League in batting, hits and stolen bases.
Jose Altuve reached all five times he was up Wednesday, going 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored in the Astros' 10-5 win over the Mariners. That's more like it. Altuve struggled in the WBC and was off to a .216/.275/.243 start in the first nine games of the regular season. He's a tough one to keep down for long, but with where his swing is right now, we wouldn't expect him to suddenly start hitting for the kind of power he did last year. Apr 13 - 1:48 AM.