hi all
My problem is that i bought a house built back in the 1890's. it is a two up two down terrace. the first floor's all sag very bad towards the middle from the sides. on closer inspection i found out that the joist are only 4 inch by 2 which i dont think are strong enough as it sounds like someone is going to come through the floor when they are up stairs and you down stairs. the wood in both floor boards and joists has being damaged in places by some sort of termite as in places it is covered in small bore holes. please advise in what the best way to sort problem with the least expensive
My problem is that i bought a house built back in the 1890's. it is a two up two down terrace. the first floor's all sag very bad towards the middle from the sides. on closer inspection i found out that the joist are only 4 inch by 2 which i dont think are strong enough as it sounds like someone is going to come through the floor when they are up stairs and you down stairs. the wood in both floor boards and joists has being damaged in places by some sort of termite as in places it is covered in small bore holes. please advise in what the best way to sort problem with the least expensive