BMJT
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Hopefully posting this in the right place, please move if wrong — I've taken down a previously boarded ceiling in a first floor room (below the loft) that was in bad shape, and found the 2x4 joists to be bowing around an inch at the lowest point. The house is around 100 years old so sizing and deflection of joists is to be expected, but i'm wondering would this safe to simply have reboarded and skimmed if I was to firm it all up by adding the necessary noggins? (The joists are around 400 centres) I'm trying to avoid attempting to correct the joists or installing a new ceiling if possible.
I've done a lot of reading around here to gather some opinions from similar threads, but thought it good to ask outright in case I might be going wrong.
Thanks.
I've done a lot of reading around here to gather some opinions from similar threads, but thought it good to ask outright in case I might be going wrong.
Thanks.