I have had issues with deflection in 2 rooms and in both cases I've replaced the plates and whole joist (where effected).
I have the same thing happening a the front door so have puled up the boards to do the work. In this situation I'm not going to replace the whole joist so I wondered what the best cure would be?
Here it is:
I can jack up the floor and replace the plate with treated timber and I'll make sure it doesn't touch the external wall (front of the house) and also lay it on a sheet of DPM.
If I sister the new piece of 4 x 2 treated timber to the joist (obviously cut off the effect part) how much overlap would you suggest and would you suggest nailing it to the existing one? What sort of nails would you recommend and what formation?
Thanks for any help and advice you can give
I have the same thing happening a the front door so have puled up the boards to do the work. In this situation I'm not going to replace the whole joist so I wondered what the best cure would be?
Here it is:
I can jack up the floor and replace the plate with treated timber and I'll make sure it doesn't touch the external wall (front of the house) and also lay it on a sheet of DPM.
If I sister the new piece of 4 x 2 treated timber to the joist (obviously cut off the effect part) how much overlap would you suggest and would you suggest nailing it to the existing one? What sort of nails would you recommend and what formation?
Thanks for any help and advice you can give