I am looking to replace the floorboards in upstair bathroom with 22mm ply in order to have a tiled floor.
The bathroom is separated from the toilet by a brick wall which I strongly suspect is original (mid 1930s build).
Now that I have lifted the floor covering I can see that a lot of the original floorboards (145 x 20mm) have been cut for copper pipe runs. I do not know how long ago this cutting took place but as eveything in the bathroom is beige I'm guessing the last refurb was 70s or 80s.
The joists (7 x 2) run parallel to the wall at 400mm centres and the boards are perpendicular running from the toilet area, under the wall and into the bathroom.
The boards and joists are in good condition.
5 of the boards have been cut midway over the joist nearest the internal wall meaning that there is only an inch of board resting on the joist for a length, along the wall, of 600 mm. The wall is to the ceiling but from memory does not support anything other than the lath and plaster ceiling.
At last my questions!
1. Is the 1inch grab enough to support the wall? I've checked under toilet floor cover and no cutting or hacking has been done to the floorboards on that side.
2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, then, in order for me to put ply down, can I extend the 1inch grab to the doorway which would result in the entire length of the wall (1.3 mtrs) been supported by 1 inch grab of the floorboards on the joist?
I should mention that I intend to put some long screws through the already cut boards and down into the joists after I post this question.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
The bathroom is separated from the toilet by a brick wall which I strongly suspect is original (mid 1930s build).
Now that I have lifted the floor covering I can see that a lot of the original floorboards (145 x 20mm) have been cut for copper pipe runs. I do not know how long ago this cutting took place but as eveything in the bathroom is beige I'm guessing the last refurb was 70s or 80s.
The joists (7 x 2) run parallel to the wall at 400mm centres and the boards are perpendicular running from the toilet area, under the wall and into the bathroom.
The boards and joists are in good condition.
5 of the boards have been cut midway over the joist nearest the internal wall meaning that there is only an inch of board resting on the joist for a length, along the wall, of 600 mm. The wall is to the ceiling but from memory does not support anything other than the lath and plaster ceiling.
At last my questions!
1. Is the 1inch grab enough to support the wall? I've checked under toilet floor cover and no cutting or hacking has been done to the floorboards on that side.
2. If the answer to question 1 is yes, then, in order for me to put ply down, can I extend the 1inch grab to the doorway which would result in the entire length of the wall (1.3 mtrs) been supported by 1 inch grab of the floorboards on the joist?
I should mention that I intend to put some long screws through the already cut boards and down into the joists after I post this question.
Thanks in advance for any advice.