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Section of floorboard cut between joists and blocks screwed into the joists for it to sit on.

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.26 PM

A section of the floor board on the landing at the top of our stairs had been cut out between the joists. To put the section of floorboard back, 2 blocks of wood were screwed into the joists for the cut out section to sit on. The screws that had been used have snapped leaving this section of floorboard sitting on a pipe underneath. What need to be done to fix this correctly (I assume screwing block into the joists was the cowboy method)?

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5 Answers

BACE CONSTRUCTION LTD

Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Stevenage
Hi, You could replace the blocks of wood with good angle brackets, but better still would be to cut back the other floorboard till they're central over the joists and get some C16 timber the same size as your floor boards and replace the cut out section by nailing it back down to the joist. Regards, Richard
Answered26 September 2019
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Jason Joyce

Rating: 5 out of 5
Braintree
Screw and glue a piece to the side of the existing joist
Answered26 September 2019
1

mint joinery

Rating: 4.8 out of 5
Chorley
if your scews have snapped they are poor quality ,good quality screws will never snap ,use 3"x2" timber and 3 1/2" x12 reissler tropicalised screws countersunk in timber,if you have pipes cut into joist you have not room to cut on joist ,
Answered27 September 2019
1

C carson joinery

Rating: 4.6 out of 5
Wishaw
The flooring need cut back to half on the Joist on both sides to give a secure fixing for floor
Answered26 September 2019
0

CWS Carpentry

Rating: 5 out of 5
Ipswich
Hi, Your best bet is to cut back the flooring so it’s bearing half way on both joists, apply some D4 glue to the areas where the flooring meets the joists, cut in and screw down the section of flooring you require, this will minimise movement (no squeaking) & should never fail as it’s sat on the joists.
Answered4 March 2024
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