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Hi JobAndKnock, Many thanks for your reply. The room is 7m in length and the main issue is the joists don't sit square so trying to get s timber strut inserted tight down the centre line will be difficult. What about herringbone timber or metal x bracing? Also, I'm only really bothered about...

also....the small piece of ply screwed to the underside is stopping the bounce a little as the bounce got worse when the plasterboard ceiling was removed.

Hi, Thanks for the reply. The house is 1960 Build. No downstairs wall has been removed. The beam sits on a full brick either side with no movement when bouncing. I sistered the beam with 18mm ply (only on one side as the other cannot be accessed) and it had no effect. There is only x2 small...

Hi, All my floor joist bounce but after recently rearranging my bedroom the joist next the wall is now getting walked on more and is bouncing. I have tried glueing and screwing plywood to it but no joy. There is a 60mm gap between the joist and the wall, the joist is over a patio door. See...