Water Damaged Floor Joists

Floor joists can be damaged by boring insects such as termites or extended exposure to water.

Water damaged floor joists.

Typically floor joists are repaired or replaced working from below in a basement or crawl space. Although wall damage is the most common leaks also cause significant floor damage usually in the floor joists. If the joists have suffered any water damage you need to dry them out and build reinforcements to lend the floor extra support. The reason was the corners of the new joist when at a 45 degree angle caught the top of the beam and the bottom of the floor boards.

But if there s limited. Reinforce the floor joists. Repairing damp floor joists is no easy task. A water damaged floor requires immediate treatment dry rot in floor joints can weaken the structure.

Here are the steps to fix major damage to your sub floor. Subflooring is one of your home s most important architectural components. The new joist fit in the space sideways but would not tilt into vertical position. It supports the first floor by securing the floor joists that span your basement or crawl space.

Either the leak is in direct contact with the floor or the leak has spread from the wall. Find the floor joists closest to the damaged area before you cut out the bad flooring you need to be sure you ve got something to fasten the new flooring into. You can t cut out your floor joists without severely compromising the foundation of your house. Once the joist was vertical it would fit fine hence the slight floor jacking.

Your sub floor will generally be screwed into floor joists which will be either metal rails or wooden beams.