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I’m working on a 160+ year old brick farmhouse. Several of the floor joists have been pretty well chewed up by powder post beetles. What is the best way to repair or reinforce the floor? Each of the floor joists is mortared into the foundation, so there is not an easy way to sister on another floor joist.
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Thank Rez for bumping this topic. Sometimes there is so much activity around here, a new topic will get burried under others before anybody get's a chance to see it.
Anyway, in what condition is the part of the joist set into the foundation? If it's still solid, sistering to the exposed section of joist should be sufficient.
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OP is from 2002, don't hold your breath waiting for an answer.
Uhhh.... yeah, I knew that. Just seein if other's are payin attention.
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Hi Rez,
When replacing those floor joists start with preventing future problems by isolating them from contact with the foundation.. warp the ends with metal (I'm a fan of Copper but other materials will work) then we need to know if the joist can be a two piece or does it need to be a one piece. IF it can be the former it's relatively simple to remove the damaged joist and replace it by jacking up joists along side it removing the old joist and replacing it with a good new joist. A sawzall will aide at slicing off floorboard nails and then you can use screws(Toenailed?) at an angle to hold the floor boards down.
If it has to be a single span it gets far more complicated.. Is that the situation?