Hi,
I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the 5x2 floor joists (actual size 120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins and span roughly 2.4m.
Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate a standard 18mm chipboard or floorboard covering. Will adding noggins suffice or will this put too much stress on the existing undersized joists?
Should I add more joists to the structure - which would be quite labour intensive and disruptive and involves cob walls?
What would everyone suggest.?
I would like to lay a new floor covering in the first floor bedroom in our victorian terrace. The problem is that the 5x2 floor joists (actual size 120mm x 60mm) are at 800mm centres with no noggins and span roughly 2.4m.
Ideally I would make the structure better in order to accommodate a standard 18mm chipboard or floorboard covering. Will adding noggins suffice or will this put too much stress on the existing undersized joists?
Should I add more joists to the structure - which would be quite labour intensive and disruptive and involves cob walls?
What would everyone suggest.?