Why you should do a bounce test and then check the floor

[Chalker]

Started a bathroom today, bounced on the floor and in more than one place it was terrible. So instead of taking traps up and fitting noggins ,i decided to lift the whole floor.
heres what I found!
no noggins at all.
no perimeter noggins.
two of the joists were nearly an inch from touching the sleeper wall.

Looks like some work tomorrow!

 

[Chalker]

Sorry about the second pic. Wrong angle to show that its 20mm above the sleeper wall.

 

[Mr Tiler]

Brilliant example chalker thanks for sharing what do you plan to do to get the beams all sitting level on the sleeper wall? Cheers

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

Silicon. Job done. Carpentry is easy lol

 

[Mr Tiler]

Silicon. Job done. Carpentry is easy lol

Pmsl so is tiling mate

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Would be nice to see how this job is handled Mr chalker

 

[Sean SML Tiling]

No doubt to the highest standards.

 

[charlie1]

Brilliant example chalker thanks for sharing what do you plan to do to get the beams all sitting level on the sleeper wall? Cheers

Looks like two issues need to be addressed mrT
1, excessive bounce
2, floor possible not flat / level.

Ask yourself. How would you fix these two problems? I know it's hard as your only looking at pics, it's difficult to see exactly what's going on.

 

[CJ]

Few joist hangers.......couple of noggins. Job done. :smilewinkgrin:

 

[Mr Tiler]

Same as whitebeam but more than a couple of noggins lol. Also if the joists are too far out and shims can't be used it would be a case of bolting 2x4 to the existing joists but at the correct level and fixing timber to the 2x4's... All theory of course as I have no experience of levelling out a timber floor so please don't slate me lmao

 

[Chalker]

Thanks for the replies.
im going to run a perimeter nogging, then two rows of 4x 2 noggings going the length of the floor. All glued amd screwed. The sleeper walls are level, so I'm sure I can get the floor flat and level. Will have to do some packing on the sleeper walls, after making all the pipework alterations I've talked the customer into letting me fit 50mm kingspan between the joists, ( extra cost). Then fitting 22mm ply, glued and screwed ready for the aqua4ma wet room tray and floor panels.

thats in theory anyway.

 

[CJ]

Got to be something on here that'll do the job.

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[Mr Tiler]

Few joist hangers.......couple of noggins. Job done. :smilewinkgrin:

Why did I say whitebeam??? Haha

 

[Mr Tiler]

Thanks for the replies.
im going to run a perimeter nogging, then two rows of 4x 2 noggings going the length of the floor. All glued amd screwed. The sleeper walls are level, so I'm sure I can get the floor flat and level. Will have to do some packing on the sleeper walls, after making all the pipework alterations I've talked the customer into letting me fit 50mm kingspan between the joists, ( extra cost). Then fitting 22mm ply, glued and screwed ready for the aqua4ma wet room tray and floor panels.

thats in theory anyway.

You clearly know your stuff buddy... You doing the pipework too? :yikes:

 

[Chalker]

Got to be something on here that'll do the job.

Joist Hangars - Search Results | Screwfix.com

Might be a good option mate, but with sleeper walls already there , that's the fist option as its the most solid.

 

[Chalker]

You clearly know your stuff buddy... You doing the pipework too? :yikes:

Im an Apprentice trained house mechanic, Ash. Plumbing is the easy bit.