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by gardenhappy
Sun May 24, 2009 1:46 pm
Forum: Timber Framed Building
Topic: Bowed Floor joists
Replies: 3
Views: 5939

Bowed Floor joists

Thanks for the reply, We actually had some attempted repairs paid for by the house builder and suposedly on advice from NHBC as other buildings have creaky floors and I suspect it's because their joists are bowed too. They put wedges and glue into the ends of the short cross members that go between ...
by gardenhappy
Sat May 23, 2009 7:09 am
Forum: Timber Framed Building
Topic: Bowed Floor joists
Replies: 3
Views: 5939

Bowed Floor joists

Hi, My house is a wooden framed house, just under two years old and all the joists (at least in two upstairs bedrooms) are bowed from top to bottom, so to look at one end on it looks like a ‘)’. I don’t know whether they were fitted like this, or they have bowed over time. Does my house now still co...
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