"Dave" wrote in message
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(Or How to correctly shim floor joists)

The existing 2x8 floor joists on my 50+ year old home are 7 1/2
inches. The 2x8's I plan to sister next to the old ones are only 7
1/4 inch.

Can someone tell me the approved method for shimming the difference
between the joists.

Don't do what the previous owners of my place had done. They put the new
(thinner) boards down then used sawdust to make up the difference to the
lino floor. I kid you not!

Fraser.