Carpentry & Joinery

Is it an easy job to replace joists laid on brick and chalk in old Victorian house (Living Room)

Anonymous user 01/03/2024 - 2.31 PM

The living room has had damp, after taking up the floorboards, some of which had woodworm and also some rotten, I have found rotten joists that are laid onto brick on chalk foundations. I have dug out all the rubble under the floor and cleaned the airbricks now I need to get joists fitted and repaired so my electrician can attach cables for a house rewire. I do not plan to fit the floorboards just yet but I do need the joisdts sorted quickly! Is this an easy job and do I need to treat the joists if I do it myself? Are there any ways to speed up this by buying pre-treated timber etc? It seems a bit overkill to get in quotes from builders to buy 2'x6' planks, cut them and cement them in, but I may be underestimating how they should be fitted. The room has a bay window and I just intend to reaffix some of the old joists and refit around 30% with new. Also, plaster etc still needs taking off the walls so I don't know the extent of any damp - I am getting a damp person in to look - just need the joists done qiuick for the electrician. Background -------------- The house is an old Victorian (~1880's) 2 up 2 down, empty for a year with damp throughout. Just removed wall between living room and dining room and dining room and hallway. Walls are brick but some covered with bitumin, foundations are chalk