Hello!
I need tips on how to best reinforce the floor according to the pictures. The pictures are taken from the garage where there is a guest apartment above.
As you can see, the wooden beams are very old. Some of them do not reach all the way to the wall and rest only on one side (not sure why). We have previously reinforced these temporarily according to the pictures. The pictures are now taken after we have torn down all the plaster and insulation to really see how it looks underneath.
Our thoughts so far:
Alternative 1 - replace the beams with new ones and add more so that it isn't as weak between each beam.
Alternative 2 - Keep the existing beams BUT reinforce each beam with laminated timber beams that extend all the way to the other side (5-meter beams). Attach one beam on the left and one on the right side of the beam. Then, as previously mentioned, also add extra beams where it is too weak.
Initial Questions:
* Type of beam? Steel or wood? Other?
* Dimensions of the beams?
* Tips on techniques/ideas that make this work easier?
How would you do it?
Thanks!
I need tips on how to best reinforce the floor according to the pictures. The pictures are taken from the garage where there is a guest apartment above.
As you can see, the wooden beams are very old. Some of them do not reach all the way to the wall and rest only on one side (not sure why). We have previously reinforced these temporarily according to the pictures. The pictures are now taken after we have torn down all the plaster and insulation to really see how it looks underneath.
Our thoughts so far:
Alternative 1 - replace the beams with new ones and add more so that it isn't as weak between each beam.
Alternative 2 - Keep the existing beams BUT reinforce each beam with laminated timber beams that extend all the way to the other side (5-meter beams). Attach one beam on the left and one on the right side of the beam. Then, as previously mentioned, also add extra beams where it is too weak.
Initial Questions:
* Type of beam? Steel or wood? Other?
* Dimensions of the beams?
* Tips on techniques/ideas that make this work easier?
How would you do it?
Thanks!
