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Hi all,
Just renovating my upstairs bathroom (have another downstairs so time is not so much of the essence in this case, fortunately)
The upstairs bathroom seems to have suffered long term leakage (which was the reason that I had to pull down the kitchen ceiling below) due to the comically appalling way the shower was installed. Ripping up the flooring and removing the stud wall has revealed the extent of the damage.
I want/need to replace the patchwork quilt of floor boarding as it squeaks like crazy, is shaped like the surface of the sea and rotten in places. I have a load of Egger Protect board for doing this but I need to make the structure itself is sound.
One joist in particular is of concern. This one has been notched to about half its depth (LOL at the little metal strap screwed to each side!) for the old shower waste, has taken the brunt of the water damage and is pretty rotten and soft at the end. The rest are basically sound, albeit notched inappropriately in places.
What's the best way to repair this? Cut the joist back to sound wood just before the big half depth notch, then sister up a new bit with those toothed connector things and some bolts?
Just renovating my upstairs bathroom (have another downstairs so time is not so much of the essence in this case, fortunately)
The upstairs bathroom seems to have suffered long term leakage (which was the reason that I had to pull down the kitchen ceiling below) due to the comically appalling way the shower was installed. Ripping up the flooring and removing the stud wall has revealed the extent of the damage.
I want/need to replace the patchwork quilt of floor boarding as it squeaks like crazy, is shaped like the surface of the sea and rotten in places. I have a load of Egger Protect board for doing this but I need to make the structure itself is sound.
One joist in particular is of concern. This one has been notched to about half its depth (LOL at the little metal strap screwed to each side!) for the old shower waste, has taken the brunt of the water damage and is pretty rotten and soft at the end. The rest are basically sound, albeit notched inappropriately in places.
What's the best way to repair this? Cut the joist back to sound wood just before the big half depth notch, then sister up a new bit with those toothed connector things and some bolts?