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    re-enforcing a wooden floor

    I'm overwhelmed by the generocity of your replies - thank you. And yes; I am considering the cross beam option. Should I use an RSJ or would a 220mm wooden beam do the trick? The span in that direction would be 5.1m and I would very much prefer to put just one in as I suppose I'll have to build...
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    re-enforcing a wooden floor

    Thank you so much for your helpful and very interesting thoughts. I particularly like the plywood option although I'm a little concerned that the fact that it's a material which only comes in relatively short lengths may make the method ineffective. Perhaps it would help to attach two layers...
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    re-enforcing a wooden floor

    Hi- and thank you for taking an interest The beams are220mm x 70mm and span a 7m length and are about 60cm apart.The problem being that they flex as you walk across, I realise that more (or stronger) beams would be the real solution. However, as the movement is not too alarming and I am prepared...
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    re-enforcing a wooden floor

    I’m renovating an old house in France and have a rather too flexible 7m floor in a bedroom. It seems safe enough but moves when you walk across the room. The beams are exposed in the kitchen below so I don’t really want to add anything to them and there is no handy place to put any vertical...
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