Fitting New Floor Joists

It was then just a question of cutting and fitting each joist.

Fitting new floor joists. Also nail each sister to the top of the exterior wall and any supporting walls or beams. Fit each new joist in place next to an old joist so their faces make full contact and their top edges are flush. Nail the sister to its mating joist with 10d common nails. Decide whether you wish to set the joists so that they run over a beam butt together over the beam or fit them into hangers attached to the sides.

Then you can remove the old joists by tapping on them with your hammer until they pop out of place. Short videos and slideshow documenting our attempt at replacing rotten joists and flooring in a kitchen of a house we are currently renovating. This part of. Install the sister joists.

In this video i show how i cut my my joists make packer plates get the joists from the garden up int. Fit the joists into the joists hangers if you choose that method of installing floor joists. Whether joist hangers are present or not remove the old nails with your hammer and then remove the ends of the old joists. Step 4 replace the old joists.

There should be a maximum gap of 6mm at the end of any joist but as woodwork is an area i am comfortable with i was happy i could cut and fit the joists accurately. The regulations suggested restraint straps to be fitted every 2 meters but i fitted more.