Hi all.
I will soon be taking on the job of stoping the floor 'bouncing' when jumped on in the kitchen next to the exterior wall. Obviously having never done this before I have taken up a few floor boards in a select place to see what exactly the problem is. I found that the joists are resting on a dpc on a 1ft high brick wall, now heres the question.
From the 3 joists that are exposed two are stable and one is not. It seems that between the joist and the dpc/brick, there is a wedge of some sort, wood I think, The unstable joist has no wedge and therefore when stood on goes down untill supported by the brick, and then returns when you remove your foot. The space between the joist and dpc is about 15mm. Can I resolve the problem by wedging slate in the gap or will I have to replace the joist up to the first internal wall support, also replacing the dpc. Obviously this problem has occured so I should therefore look into proventing any future problems of the same sort. But is it a damp problem or something else? the joists don't seem to be soden or breaking up like I would think damp wood looks.
Thanks for reading, Please if you have any ideas, I appreciate any suggestions.
I will soon be taking on the job of stoping the floor 'bouncing' when jumped on in the kitchen next to the exterior wall. Obviously having never done this before I have taken up a few floor boards in a select place to see what exactly the problem is. I found that the joists are resting on a dpc on a 1ft high brick wall, now heres the question.
From the 3 joists that are exposed two are stable and one is not. It seems that between the joist and the dpc/brick, there is a wedge of some sort, wood I think, The unstable joist has no wedge and therefore when stood on goes down untill supported by the brick, and then returns when you remove your foot. The space between the joist and dpc is about 15mm. Can I resolve the problem by wedging slate in the gap or will I have to replace the joist up to the first internal wall support, also replacing the dpc. Obviously this problem has occured so I should therefore look into proventing any future problems of the same sort. But is it a damp problem or something else? the joists don't seem to be soden or breaking up like I would think damp wood looks.
Thanks for reading, Please if you have any ideas, I appreciate any suggestions.