Hey all,
I've now got to the point in my build when I'm at the first floor, with my pozi joists installed. The joists are untreated, and will be exposed to the elements until I get the first floor built and my roof on.
I appreciate this is normal for most builds where there's a first floor, but for me it might be a couple of months of building to get to the point of being water tight, so longer than normal. What actions should I take, if any, to protect the floor joists during this period?
Also, might be a dumb question, but how you you normally use the actual floor during this period? I've been supplied with my floor boards already, but don't want to lay them down because of the potential damage cause by the elements and generally building. So what can I do - get some thick ply/osb to lay down temporarily to be able to use the floor, or potentially just use scaffold boards?
Sorry, probably obvious questions to those in the know, but I'm not sure!
Cheers
Andy
I've now got to the point in my build when I'm at the first floor, with my pozi joists installed. The joists are untreated, and will be exposed to the elements until I get the first floor built and my roof on.
I appreciate this is normal for most builds where there's a first floor, but for me it might be a couple of months of building to get to the point of being water tight, so longer than normal. What actions should I take, if any, to protect the floor joists during this period?
Also, might be a dumb question, but how you you normally use the actual floor during this period? I've been supplied with my floor boards already, but don't want to lay them down because of the potential damage cause by the elements and generally building. So what can I do - get some thick ply/osb to lay down temporarily to be able to use the floor, or potentially just use scaffold boards?
Sorry, probably obvious questions to those in the know, but I'm not sure!
Cheers
Andy