{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"HomeAdditionPlus.com","provider_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev","author_name":"mdonovan","author_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/author\/mdonovan\/","title":"Removing Cross Bracing from Floor Joists - HomeAdditionPlus.com","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"JsGLavt5MN\"><a href=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/framing\/removing-cross-bracing-from-floor-joists\/\">Removing Cross Bracing from Floor Joists<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/framing\/removing-cross-bracing-from-floor-joists\/embed\/#?secret=JsGLavt5MN\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Removing Cross Bracing from Floor Joists&#8221; &#8212; HomeAdditionPlus.com\" data-secret=\"JsGLavt5MN\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The Negatives of Removing Cross Braces from Floor Joists By Mark J. Donovan Question: Mark, My neighbor is in the process of finishing his basement. The home is an older home, approximately 15 years old. In constructing his finished basement ceiling he has chosen to remove the 2\u201dx2\u201d diagonal cross bracing supports between the floor joists.\u00a0Learn about floor joists here. I explained to him that removing the cross braces from the floor joists was not a smart decision and advised him not to do it, but he did it anyways.&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/homeadditionplus.com\/dev\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/11\/Floor_Joist_Cross_Bracing.jpg","thumbnail_width":640,"thumbnail_height":480}