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Agreed. Any thoughts on supplementary steel size ?

A full height timber brace at the mid point with two 6" nails holding each side to the joist. These are between all joists.

No, a "noggin" I guess might be another term for it

Hi, yes there is a double layer of plasterboard (9.5mm each) on the underside of the joists. On the top side there is 18mm chipboard flooring, with one mid position strut. For info, the joists (200*50mm SC4) are on hangers that are fitted over trimmers that are fixed to the walls at 450mm...

Okay, but that doesn`t resolve the "springy" situation !

Thanks Chukka63. Timber grade is correct also, BC also signed it off ! Reasonable thought though. My main driver for Steel is that I`m hoping to do it with a lower "profile" than timber, as I use the garage for working on cars and have a hydraylic lift that needs the height. Cheers

I have an extension over my garage where the floor is "springy". The floor structure appears to meet Building Regs regarding timber size (8"x2" at 450mm spacing over a 3.8m span) I`m thinking that the simplest and least disruptive way to reduce the "springy" feel is to add a steel H...