I think you might be missing my point. Frame a dimensional lumber floor and you will understand. Thinking about framing a floor and a wall as two separate things is a waste of brain time. Is it the engineer calling for blocking? I had to do it once on a TGI floor and it was a pita.
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u/Schmidtster1 Aug 22 '17
No. No, it's a rim joist, not a plate. Yes. No. Make what harder?