Putting new joists into brick pockets help !

[Bobbybingham08]

How do you put new joists into existing brick pockets ? The pocket is the size of the joist that’s already in. It has gone rotten. How do you put new joists in without hangers or ledgers ?

 

[cdbe]

Personally I would splice repair those. If you put the timber plates on the outside you should be able to salvage a bit more of the floor boards.

 

[martygturner]

I would use these ... https://www.platinumchemicals.co.uk/products/joist-repair-plates used loads of times no flex. Just chop out the rot and fix, if you can cut a half lap on both ends at the joint all the better.

If you need a whole joist, then its limited by the pocket, is there a cavity at either end you can slide the joist into, you will need to chop a brick out below the pocket to get the angle to push the joist into. But a joist only rests on a single brick width,

If you don't have a cavity then is a split joist, personally a would put the split as close to one wall as possible. , if you don't want plates then sister the joist up either side,lap joint the middle fix with glue and screw or use a timber connector and bolts. connectors look like double spike rings.