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themasons
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our basement ceiling just had the joists and the little struts, but not the strapping. my husband is right behind be dictating this so you don't have to decide if you trust my opion or not :wink:
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Thats the same with my basement Bonnie.

X braces between joists and the 1/2" strapping nailed below it. Maybe if we take the strapping down, the whole house will cave in.

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our house is phase 2 - maybe the stapping comes standard in the later phases :lol:
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That straping can be removed it serves no purpose.

Derek

Bonnie wrote:
Hoping someone can answer this for me. We have several pieces of strapping nailed into our ceiling of our basement. They pretty much don't look like they are supporting anything. Does anyone know what they are used for? Is it okay to just take it down so that we can finish the ceiling?
Here's what I am talking about:
http://tk.files.storage.msn.com/x1pzSqI ... guWFtQGZAA

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1-3 probably not. Might have been used to keep th joists from twisting before they put the braces between them.I have done my share of basements and we usually take those off sometimes they are also used to run copper pipe on instead of right on the joists, or gas line.

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Strapping placed directly under each joist is for a reason e.g. it may be installed for

1) load sharing
2) Vibration Control
3) Squeak Control
4) Preventing joist rotation
etc. etc.

In my opinion you should not remove

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Does that Straping run end near your fireplace? If so, your copper gas line was supposed to go there. We have it as well, but our gas guy put the copper somewhere much better (in by a support beam) as opposed to being in the middle of the room.

ANother option and this is what we did at my friends dad's place, is buy 2 inch strapping and run them along all your joices perpendicular to them. Then when you put up your drywall (which I assume you are using instead of hanging ceiling) you nail your drywall into the strapping you put up. Will cost more and take a little extra time but you will have piece of mind. I think it is a good comprimise.

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3) Squeak Control

This is described with almost the same picture in the common how-to Home Depot book.
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