I'm in the middle of replacing some joists, I have a span of about 7 metres with 4 sleeper walls in between, the joists are in 2 sets, 10@2m and 10@ 5m long x75x150mm
all the walls have had new plates bedded in and are pretty level
my problem is that a couple of the joists have about a 10mm bow in them, I've turned them so the high point is in the middle but what I'd like to do is to pull them down onto the plates now rather than stick the flooring down and let nature take its course
any advice on the best way to achieve this?
p.s. I'm a novice so be gentle!
all the walls have had new plates bedded in and are pretty level
my problem is that a couple of the joists have about a 10mm bow in them, I've turned them so the high point is in the middle but what I'd like to do is to pull them down onto the plates now rather than stick the flooring down and let nature take its course
any advice on the best way to achieve this?
p.s. I'm a novice so be gentle!