So have I opened a can of worms. In a nut shell I am planning to have a parquet floor installed in my lounge. Its a suspended floor which seems very solid and dry. However even though the boards are in good condition the plan is to lift these and install new flat and level chipboard or ply to create a level surface for the
new floor.
Having lifted a few of the boards I have noticed a few a few issues.
1. From left to right the joists are not level. They seem to be higher in the middle with a drop of around x to the left.
2. The joists are resting on sleeper walls, whose mortar seems to be crumbling.
So my questions are
1. Can I just screw and glue the new chip board as is.. will this create any major issues to the new floor.
2. Should I sister the old joists
3. Should I be building new sleeper walls and installing new joists.. if I do this would there be old footings or something I can lay the new bricks on.
Would appreciate a few ideas and thoughts.
I have attached some pics
Having lifted a few of the boards I have noticed a few a few issues.
1. From left to right the joists are not level. They seem to be higher in the middle with a drop of around x to the left.
2. The joists are resting on sleeper walls, whose mortar seems to be crumbling.
So my questions are
1. Can I just screw and glue the new chip board as is.. will this create any major issues to the new floor.
2. Should I sister the old joists
3. Should I be building new sleeper walls and installing new joists.. if I do this would there be old footings or something I can lay the new bricks on.
Would appreciate a few ideas and thoughts.
I have attached some pics