Could someone tell me the best way to fix my floorboards I had a floorboard that wasn't nailed down so it would squeak and it wouldn't sit flush so I tried to screw it down but I hit a pipe so I decided to remove the floorboard to see what I could do but there's a water pipe under the edge of the floorboard and the pipe is higher then the joist. The only way I can think of is using a wider board but it needs to be wider than 5" so the board can be screwed down but this would mean I will have to cut the floorboard next to it but would 2 or 3 inches be strong enough if it was at the door.
Could you make floor board concave on the underside where it comes into contact with the pipe. Quite easy if you have a router with dish cutter or similar.
If you have a circular saw, you may be able to cut a "V" in the underside of the board by tilting the blade and cutting from alternate ends. To give the board a more support screw some battens either side and then screw into these
I don't have a camera to upload a picture so I tried doing it on paint how it looks. The black lines are floorboards then the single red line is a gas pipe and the two red lines are hot and cold water pipes. Where the two red lines are the pipe closest to the edge of the right floorboard is a hot water pipe and this is the one that's higher than the joist so I thought about cutting a grove out in the underside of the board but this would still mean the board wasn't wide enough to screw down to the joist. If I was able to screw a piece of 38x63mm or 38x89mm cls timber to the side of the joist would the floorboard be strong enough just resting on the cls timber.
With the pipe higher tan the board can you get under it at each joist and take out a small sliver to get to at least 3mm below? Then at each pipe-joist crossing take a small amout off each joist and fit a safe plate http://www.screwfix.com/p/sabrefix-...ed-45mm-x-90mm-20-pack/30038?_requestid=61110 Put te boards in place and with a big red marker, identify where each pipe is with some extra to each side.
Is the pipe clipped into place holding it there? Any movement in the pipe? Are any joints close ? I would want to get the pipe lower or moved and then look at the floorboard issue
The pipes are not clipped to the joists but in one places the pipe is resting on the joist so I cannot push down on the pipe even though I wouldn't as I don't want to stress the pipe
That would mean I don't know if that would work as the pipe is tight and pushing down on the pipe will put to much stress on it.
If it is that tight with no flex then you have other issues. If needed take a sliver out from the two or three joists either side. You have to get the pipe down below joist level. Who put it there initially? and why?
Might not get enough play on the pipework especially when its soldered even by notching out. I always try to notch in center of floorboard run. Also label the floorboard to identity there is a pipe underneath.
I'm guessing the council put the pipe down when the house was built. You cannot get to all the pipe so the only option is to cut the underside of the board and screw pieces of wood to the joists but I'm not sure if this will be strong enough.
If the pipe is too high to stop the floorboard sitting down correctly, sort the problem not the issue it causes. Once the pipework, and the problem is sorted you can then address the securing of the floorboard issue. I don't think the floorboard will be a problem to make secure once you know what you have for support. Sorting the floorboard and not the pipework will be only a temporary bodge at best. And you will always worry about the pressure being put on the pipe by the floorboard. Every time somebody comes to your house and stands in that spot, or kids jump on it etc.
I don't want to move the pipe myself as it's a council house and I'm guessing if I had the council out they would only cut the underside of the board but then how would they screw the board down.
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