Construction Performance Guidelines
Article Number
Condition
SPRINGINESS, BOUNCE, VISIBLE SAG WHEN LOADED, OR SHAKING IS OBSERVED IN THE FLOOR
Acceptable Performance/Condition
These conditions are acceptable when all structural members including beams and joists are sized, installed and fastened in accordance with the Building Code.
Warranty
One-Year - Work and Materials. Two-Year - Ontario Building Code Health & Safety Violations
Action
Floors not meeting the performance condition shall be repaired.
Remarks
Long-spanned floor joists will normally move more than short-spanned joists under design loads. The conditions can be assessed by determining the performance under loading conditions; measuring the length of the structural member and dividing by 360 will give the maximum deflection allowed. See Also: 2.2 FLOOR FRAMING DAMAGED BY WEATHER DURING CONSTRUCTION. 2.3 LOOSE SUBFLOOR