Recent content by KatieMcMahon

Would they work loose even with noggins/bracing?

Yes that's pretty much what we had planned. Although not the membrane on the floor, but we will do that now. I just got a bit thrown when tony1851 said nailing wouldn't be suitable so thought I better check out other options in case.

Thankfully, in this case, we live on a hill and this room is on the lower side, meaning the air bricks are well below where the joists and insulation will be. Also gives us plenty of room to work down there, which makes it easier. To be honest, the original plan was to just replace it exactly...

Oh and, if we did use hangers instead,could I use sleeve anchors to bolt the hangers directly onto the masonry wall? There is a DPC below the level they would be at.

We're using 5x2 timber, so would these be ok? http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Maxi-Speedy-Joist-Hanger-50x145mm/p/156726

Why is that? What are the benefits of hangers, more secure?

Sorry got my terms muddled up. It is a dpc we have for under the wall plates. Maybe I'm also using sleeper wall incorrectly. The span from wall to wall is 2.4m there is no sleeper wall in the middle of this. There are 2 small walls built against the longer outer walls for the wall plates and...

Yes ground floor. After a specialist survey we were told that the woodworm problem in that room was likely caused/facilitated by damp timber, which in turn was likely caused by lack of ventilation and excess moisture in the ground from an unchecked overflowing drain. Plus we've now discovered...

Using a wall plate and skew nailing seemed adequate and simpler/less hassle then fitting the joist hangers. That's how the previous joists were fitted. It's a very small room, joist span is only 2.4m.

Just started the process of replacing the suspended timber floor in one of our bedrooms. It was completely rotten with woodworm, courtesy of the previous owners filling in the air bricks. We've removed all the old timber, and the dpm from the sleeper wall. Next steps will be putting down the...