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Thanks for the reply. I haven’t got round to it yet but that was my strategy, packers to raise in places and noggings to stiffen it up. What I cannot work out if it’s worth doing PIR in the gaps.

I’ve had to redo my hallway flooring due to rotten joists. The wall plate sits quite high and makes for adjusting the joist hangers quite difficult. I’ve spent ages getting the flooring to be perfect and there’s a few mill in it which is apparent by the gap you see under the door. I’m losing...

I was thinking hanger joists but it would be bridging off the damp proof course so I’d need to wrap the timber ends in DPM. Are you thinking 4x4 to across the sleepers? They’ve used 4x2 which I doubt is strong enough for 3x 6x3 to rest on.

Thanks for the replies. And what point does the 4x2 deflect at what span? Would keeping under a 1.2m be fine? Could I get away with 5x2s and notch them? Are there any joist brackets I can use to bear on the plate and over hang slightly?

Hi all, I was hoping you can help as I’m getting mixed feedback. My hallway is very out of level. The joists from the front door to the mid point hallway sits high with 6x3 and big notches. The rest are 4x2. The 6x3 sit on a wall plate / timber bearer which is damp so I need to replace it...