Rick has done so much blocking, he never wants to hear the word blocking again. Blocking is a very important, yet tedious and time consuming, step to building a house. For example, our advisor shared a story about how many builders and/or plumbers don’t add blocking under the toilet waste pipe/drain. Over time and after many flushes, the pipe can work itself loose, which creates a very big mess that leaks waste into the floor and through the ceiling below it. Adding a wooden block under and supporting the pipe in the floor joist prevents the pipe from dropping down or coming loose. This blocking was needed in multiple locations throughout the house. Rick also added blocking to the locations where we likely will hang curtains on both sides of each window.
The Country Cottage 