Hi everybody
The first floor joists of my early 19th century home are resting on a 4”x 4” wooden plate built into the internal face of a solid 9” external brick/lime mortar wall. The existing plate appears to be a soft wood which I think is old pine about 180 - 190 years old. A small section of this plate, about 4 or 5 ft needs to be replaced, i.e. the wood is soft and spongy to the extent that a screw diver can be pushed straight through it. The cause appears to be wood worm and possibly a bit of wet rot.
Can I replace this defective section of plate with modern pressure treated pine (the green skinned stuff) which is readily available from most timber merchants or should I be trying to source something else such as old seasoned pine which I would think is near impossible to find?
The first floor joists of my early 19th century home are resting on a 4”x 4” wooden plate built into the internal face of a solid 9” external brick/lime mortar wall. The existing plate appears to be a soft wood which I think is old pine about 180 - 190 years old. A small section of this plate, about 4 or 5 ft needs to be replaced, i.e. the wood is soft and spongy to the extent that a screw diver can be pushed straight through it. The cause appears to be wood worm and possibly a bit of wet rot.
Can I replace this defective section of plate with modern pressure treated pine (the green skinned stuff) which is readily available from most timber merchants or should I be trying to source something else such as old seasoned pine which I would think is near impossible to find?