Hey guys,
I'm in the process of replacing carpet for some hardwood floor in a small lounge. I've just ripped a few of the floorboards up to find a void of about 10-12 inches, some dwarf walls between 1 and 2 courses at 1.5m intervals, and the substrate is made out of 4x2 timbers that are just resting on the walls.
This seems like very poor construction that wouldn't pass regs in a million years. The timber is relatively new, and I know the house was renovated 18 years ago.
My gut feel is I rip it out and start again, maybe installing some 6x2 joists (the voids would prohibit anything larger) but i've never hung them off the wall before.
Is this a big job for a fairly competant DIYer?
I'm in the process of replacing carpet for some hardwood floor in a small lounge. I've just ripped a few of the floorboards up to find a void of about 10-12 inches, some dwarf walls between 1 and 2 courses at 1.5m intervals, and the substrate is made out of 4x2 timbers that are just resting on the walls.
This seems like very poor construction that wouldn't pass regs in a million years. The timber is relatively new, and I know the house was renovated 18 years ago.
My gut feel is I rip it out and start again, maybe installing some 6x2 joists (the voids would prohibit anything larger) but i've never hung them off the wall before.
Is this a big job for a fairly competant DIYer?
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