I have to replace some of my floor joists which have rotted. Our house is very small, only 12feet wide with one sleeper wall between the out side walls on either side. Due to the size of the rooms there is no way of installing a full joist without cutting it. Am I right in thinking that I can join two pieces together on the sleeper wall with timber connectors and if so how should I best do this. To my way of thinking I could either over cut the pieces and rest the offset piece in a joist hanger or alternatively cut the joist to exact size and then cut in half and sandwich the two pieces between two shorter lengths of timber on the sleeper wall. Any advice would be very welcome.