Comments on: Throwing in the Towel – Almost… http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2006/06/03/throwing-in-the-towel-almost/ A home improvement blog about renovating our Queenslander house in Townsville, Australia Thu, 02 Feb 2012 00:30:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jm http://www.renovateaustralia.com/2006/06/03/throwing-in-the-towel-almost/comment-page-1/#comment-573 jm Sat, 03 Jun 2006 18:17:29 +0000 http://www.renovateaustralia.com/index.php/2006/06/03/throwing-in-the-towel-almost/#comment-573 We feel your pain. We have had to sister the joists--room by room--while living in the house. The biggest part of that project will be in the living room. Our old house was built with only 6 inch joists over the span. With today's building standards, those same joists would be 10 inches. It's frustrating, but we noticed a difference already in the stability of the floors that we've reinforced. We feel your pain. We have had to sister the joists–room by room–while living in the house. The biggest part of that project will be in the living room.

Our old house was built with only 6 inch joists over the span. With today’s building standards, those same joists would be 10 inches. It’s frustrating, but we noticed a difference already in the stability of the floors that we’ve reinforced.

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