How To Reinforce A Wood Floor

If the crystal goblets in the china cabinet chime musically when someone walks across the room or if the floor just feels bouncy the.

How to reinforce a wood floor.

Reinforcing the subfloor with blocking adds strength to the surface simply by stiffening the floor joists. After several centuries of service floor joists in older homes may sag or crack. How to make floor joists stronger. If the subfloor isn t strong enough this can cause a constant squeaking in the affected weak section or sagging of the subfloor panels and joists.

Long spans of joists in newer homes may wobble or bounce from foot traffic. As a joist bends downward the lower edge bends slightly to one side or the other. Too much bounce though can make the china cabinet wobble. You can shore up floor joists and reduce the bounce in a number of ways but the six methods outlined here represent a mix of common and not.

A well designed wood floor feels stiff as you walk on it but still gives slightly under foot absorbing some of the impact of your steps. If your subfloor is accessible from underneath the process of reinforcing it is a quick one.