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Good afternoon. I was in the process of securing and repairing the subfloor floorboards. Towards the end of the room there is a jettied ledge. There are gaps in between the exterior brickwork and the horizontal timber of the ledge itself. I am at a loss as to how best to repair the gaps. I am fairly sure the rest of the brickwork has a lime mortar (1930s semi detached property).
The picture from inside the room has the last floorboard removed, there is approximately a 16cm gap from the visible floorboard to the wall.
From my research so far I have come across the following repair options:
1. Lime mortar to cover the vertical gap (applied from the inside) and flexible exterior sealant on the outside.
2. Oakum caulking to fill the gap inside and then burnt sand mastic externally
3. Timber weatherboard pieces between the black timber joists externally (secured to the jettied ledge at the top).
The height of the gap varies from about 10-20mm, and the depth is approx 10mm.
The picture from inside the room has the last floorboard removed, there is approximately a 16cm gap from the visible floorboard to the wall.
From my research so far I have come across the following repair options:
1. Lime mortar to cover the vertical gap (applied from the inside) and flexible exterior sealant on the outside.
2. Oakum caulking to fill the gap inside and then burnt sand mastic externally
3. Timber weatherboard pieces between the black timber joists externally (secured to the jettied ledge at the top).
The height of the gap varies from about 10-20mm, and the depth is approx 10mm.