Oops, we did it again
The floor is up again, well, about 4 boards.
For more than a year, Konni had been hoping that her OH would simply forget about the last bits of rotten wood that we had to leave under the floor when we laid the sheep wool and repaired the joists last time round, but it seems that he has a memory like an elephant (as opposed to her, as her memory span is like that of a goldfish), especially regarding floor joists.
(I love constructing relative clauses in English, it's so 'not working' :-)
So here we go: old and new joist clamped together.
We left the old joist in place, just chopping away the rotten bits of the end with a chisel.
This time, the whole thing was much quicker because:
1 - We had an angle drill bit attachment, so rather than having to hire an angle drill that fits between the joists, we could simply use my beloved Black & Decker with this attachment (thank you, Lidl)
2 - We were a little more experienced with choosing the right wood for the joist. Last time round, we ordered wood three times, as the first one was untreated and the second one was the wrong size (or so we thought). And therefore, we've got quite a lot of 'two-by-fours' (2 inch x 4 inch) left over.
3 - Konni had bought the coach bolts (aka 'lag screws') IN ADVANCE, from our lovely people at Gibbs and Dandy.
Bolting the joists together:
Looking good! That should last a while.
For more than a year, Konni had been hoping that her OH would simply forget about the last bits of rotten wood that we had to leave under the floor when we laid the sheep wool and repaired the joists last time round, but it seems that he has a memory like an elephant (as opposed to her, as her memory span is like that of a goldfish), especially regarding floor joists.
(I love constructing relative clauses in English, it's so 'not working' :-)
So here we go: old and new joist clamped together.
We left the old joist in place, just chopping away the rotten bits of the end with a chisel.
This time, the whole thing was much quicker because:
1 - We had an angle drill bit attachment, so rather than having to hire an angle drill that fits between the joists, we could simply use my beloved Black & Decker with this attachment (thank you, Lidl)
2 - We were a little more experienced with choosing the right wood for the joist. Last time round, we ordered wood three times, as the first one was untreated and the second one was the wrong size (or so we thought). And therefore, we've got quite a lot of 'two-by-fours' (2 inch x 4 inch) left over.
3 - Konni had bought the coach bolts (aka 'lag screws') IN ADVANCE, from our lovely people at Gibbs and Dandy.
Bolting the joists together:
Looking good! That should last a while.
