The damp and the wood boring beetle have destroyed our wooden floor boards and joists. Nearly all of these will need replacing, which is a shame as i wanted to try and keep as much original character from the house as possible. Unfortunately they are beyond repair.
So last weekend, Matt and i got stuck into lifting the boards. Unfortunately, we also uncovered about 15 bags worth of rubble too, which we had to shovel out and take several trips to the tip with! This is obviously another reason why the floor was so damp as it didn’t have room to breath as it was packed so tight with debris. We also found that the joists werent actually anchored to the walls – but just rest on bricks & slate…hmmmmm
Take a look at the pics!
Rotten Joists! How Was The Floor Even Staying Up?
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- Rotten Joists! How Was The Floor Even Staying Up?
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- Getting Started
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- Sawing Around The Stairs
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- Soil & Rubble Under the Boards
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- Joists On Top Of Joists
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- Dining Room Finished
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- One Room Down, One To Go!
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- Joists Resting on a Layer of Slate & a Brick!
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- Front Rooom Joists – Wood is OK
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- Joists On Joists On Bricks!
