Wet rot treatment carried out in this ground floor property in the Bankhead area of Aberdeen.
A build-up of debris from loose plasterwork rumbling down the walls and soil that had travelled into the subfloor areas of the wall head at the front and rear of the property. This had caused the unprotected joist ends to become wet and rot to develop.
We uplifted the existing 28mm tongue and grooved timber flooring to allow us enough access to fit new treated timber joists alongside to old ones. These stretched from the central dwarf wall to the outer wall head and simply nailed in place. In shorter spans where there is no rear support we would drill and bolt the joists together, but this was not necessary in this case. New tongue and grooved flooring of the same size was fitted.
Prior to the new flooring being fitted, we laid a 1200 gauge damp proof membrane over the solum to help prevent further dampness.
The new flooring timbers were also treated with a fungicidal solution.
