Hi everyone,
I have moved into a house that was built in the early 90s and am planning on replacing bathroom furniture etc. I have noticed that in the centre of the room, along the same axis as the joist lay there is a high point sloping off towards both sides. I am assuming (until i can pull everything out and look properly) that this is a high joist. I will be laying laminate flooring so will need to level this out.
I have also discovered that the bath seal leaks, so I removed that bath side panel and looked underneath. The floor appears to be chipboard that is pretty nackered. You can also feel the floor moving slightly beneath the lino further into the room.
Basically what I want to do is replace the bathroom floor with plywood and try and level it out but the floor runs under stud walls on two sides of the room. My plan is:
- to remove all the skirting board
- cut the chipboard off as close to the stud walls as possible
- fit noggins to support the new boards both throughout the room and at the edges where i had cut the old boards off
- attempt to level the joist up with required thickness battens
- lay plywood flooring, screwing it into place.
I suppose what i am asking is for some advice on the whole process, specifically on the following points:
- have i missed any stages out?
- are there easier options?
- best way to fit the noggins?
- best way to measure battens for leveling up the floor?
any advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
I have moved into a house that was built in the early 90s and am planning on replacing bathroom furniture etc. I have noticed that in the centre of the room, along the same axis as the joist lay there is a high point sloping off towards both sides. I am assuming (until i can pull everything out and look properly) that this is a high joist. I will be laying laminate flooring so will need to level this out.
I have also discovered that the bath seal leaks, so I removed that bath side panel and looked underneath. The floor appears to be chipboard that is pretty nackered. You can also feel the floor moving slightly beneath the lino further into the room.
Basically what I want to do is replace the bathroom floor with plywood and try and level it out but the floor runs under stud walls on two sides of the room. My plan is:
- to remove all the skirting board
- cut the chipboard off as close to the stud walls as possible
- fit noggins to support the new boards both throughout the room and at the edges where i had cut the old boards off
- attempt to level the joist up with required thickness battens
- lay plywood flooring, screwing it into place.
I suppose what i am asking is for some advice on the whole process, specifically on the following points:
- have i missed any stages out?
- are there easier options?
- best way to fit the noggins?
- best way to measure battens for leveling up the floor?
any advice would be most appreciated.
Thanks in advance.
