Recent content by Adam Orr

@JobAndKnock thanks for your reply. The woodworm is still active - I pulled up the floorboards several weeks ago and cleaned everything up and there is fresh frass that has appeared now, although I have only noticed it in the worst affected areas. Regarding the state of the timber, it's not...

Thanks again wgt52. Would it work if I just sistered a joist over around 2.1m? That would prevent a lot of the messy work and the joists are in a lot better condition on one side - they feel pretty much solid from about halfway. Also when I replace the floor boards is it worth putting new ones...

Thanks wgt52, I'll give that a go. Just to be clear: When you say two bolts at each end and one in the middle, do you mean so there are 5 bolts in total? Would there be any benefit to adding additional bolts along the length, in case one has run through a weak spot? Do I sister each joist...

Possibly, but they're so rotten that I could easily break some big chunks off with my bare hands, one of them I could probably split in two. I wasn't sure if it was really capable of being supported. Is there any way of knowing when they're too far gone, or can you generally just treat and add...

I've discovered a pretty severe woodworm problem when I went to fit a new carpet in the bedroom upstairs. It appears two of the joists have born the brunt of it and I think they need replacing. I'm going to attempt it myself as well because I'm struggling to get hold of a joiner due to them...