Hello all,
We had an extension done last year and the builders weren't great. They temporarily supported the new floor joists with a bit of 4 x 2 to get their levels right and left it in when they finished.
I've just come to remove this today and it seems like it's been supporting the joists all along! No wonder the floors are creaking!
I've been and got some slate for packing out the underside and have propped up each joist in the mean time.
What's the best way of packing out underneath? Slate slips and mortar? Just mortar? Anything else I would need to do other than temp support whilst it dries?
Is it usual practice to have that much mortar at the sides of the joists?
Thanks
We had an extension done last year and the builders weren't great. They temporarily supported the new floor joists with a bit of 4 x 2 to get their levels right and left it in when they finished.
I've just come to remove this today and it seems like it's been supporting the joists all along! No wonder the floors are creaking!
I've been and got some slate for packing out the underside and have propped up each joist in the mean time.
What's the best way of packing out underneath? Slate slips and mortar? Just mortar? Anything else I would need to do other than temp support whilst it dries?
Is it usual practice to have that much mortar at the sides of the joists?
Thanks