Hello everyone.
I am renovating the upper floor of my house and have demolished everything. The upper floor today consists of 2 gables, the roof, and a chimney in the middle.
I have also torn up the floor as new pipes for toilet/shower, ventilation, central vacuum, and similar need to be installed, along with underfloor heating instead.
The old floor was directly on the ceiling/floor joists and was leveled with paper that lay on top of the joists.
Now to my question.
Can you screw a board (along) on each side of the joist to adjust the height, and thus get a straight floor? I was thinking about 21 x 95 mm or something similar, and of course, securely screwed and nailed.
See the picture: Black = existing ceiling joist. Blue = leveling boards. Red = Nail and screw. Green = new floor.
I am renovating the upper floor of my house and have demolished everything. The upper floor today consists of 2 gables, the roof, and a chimney in the middle.
I have also torn up the floor as new pipes for toilet/shower, ventilation, central vacuum, and similar need to be installed, along with underfloor heating instead.
The old floor was directly on the ceiling/floor joists and was leveled with paper that lay on top of the joists.
Now to my question.
Can you screw a board (along) on each side of the joist to adjust the height, and thus get a straight floor? I was thinking about 21 x 95 mm or something similar, and of course, securely screwed and nailed.
See the picture: Black = existing ceiling joist. Blue = leveling boards. Red = Nail and screw. Green = new floor.
Works perfectly! I've done it myself but then screwed in 45mm at a suitable height, for example 45x145, but only on one side of the existing joists.
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Don't forget to also glue your adjustment boards. Just screwing is a fastening method that can start creaking if there's the slightest mistake. The glue prevents this. Feel free to use winter glue, which is a bit harder.