Advice -Levelling upstairs floor after settled subsidence?

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Hi all

Renovating one of my properties I purchased 15 years with subsidence at the rear extension (28 years old). Property is over 120 years old.

When I first purchased it I made do by literally screwing 2x1 roofing battens at the back extension on top of the existing floorboards/cut packers/wedges form same. Screwed them down into boards and covered with 18mm 2400x600mm chipboard.

I'm now in a position to do it properly and the there has been no movement since I done above.

There is a fall of 2" / 2.5" over a span of 3.7m.

I have take all the old temp levelling I put in quickly when purchased and now want to go directly onto existing joists to level it....

What are my options?
I did consider furrings but they are a set degree/slope.

I also want to go on top of existing rafters to prevent t noise/movement and perhaps use some composite glue as well as screwed/nailed.

Cheers
 
Just screw strips of chipboard to the side (or both sides of each joist. There won't be any noise or movement if you do it properly.
 

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