The floorboards are 1 inch thick and sit on joists that are 2inches by 9inches. the joists is 12 inches apart. the rear claw feet of the bath (under where you sit in the bath) sit on top of each floorboard almost exactly halfway between each joist. the front feet i have positioned so they sit on top of a joist.. How to repair floorboards. introduction. as time goes on; your floorboards might start needing a bit of care and attention. if they've dried out or worked loose from their fittings, they could have started to creak. you could cut the underside of a thicker board to fit over the joists. zoom: [image description]. I'm replacing the rotten floorboards upstairs. the joists are approx 2 feet (60 cm) apart and the new floorboards are 2 cm thick. are the joists too....
Lifting floor boards is often required when doing diy, here we demonstrate an easy way to lift floor boards so that they can be replaced with the minimum of making good afterwards. brought to you. Laying 19mm floorboard - over existing or on joists?? sadly, the old baltic pine floorboards are stuffed. there are largish holes through to downstairs, wide gaps of up to 10mm between boards and large areas that have been replaced with mismatched boards (wrong width and all!).. When lifting a floorboard, slot little battens of timber into the newly created gap between the board and the joist. this will help you to wriggle the board out all the way round..
