I am planning on doing a loft conversion over a few years. With the initial step being fancy storage for my home business, with the intent on putting stairs in a few years down the line as funds allow and it eventually becoming a habitable space.
My plan is to initially strengthen the loft joists by sistering 7x2" joists to the existing joists 3x2" and then lay down chipboard flooring. I will be getting a new lighting and plug circuit bought up from the consumer unit so there is light and plugs up there.
Further down the line I will reinforce the roof joists and make walls and insulate with Kingspan boards and multi-layer foil. And then stairs and finishing touches on the conversion, though this will be around 2 years down the line. All work will be carried out to building regs.
Will sistering the 7x2 joists to the existing 3x2 joists with purlins between each of the joists be sufficient for a loft conversion and secondly for me to keep stock up there.
The stock is not heavy.
The joists will be 4.2m long from outside wall to interior wall and then from interior wall to exterior wall. The spacing of existing joists is 16".
My plan is to initially strengthen the loft joists by sistering 7x2" joists to the existing joists 3x2" and then lay down chipboard flooring. I will be getting a new lighting and plug circuit bought up from the consumer unit so there is light and plugs up there.
Further down the line I will reinforce the roof joists and make walls and insulate with Kingspan boards and multi-layer foil. And then stairs and finishing touches on the conversion, though this will be around 2 years down the line. All work will be carried out to building regs.
Will sistering the 7x2 joists to the existing 3x2 joists with purlins between each of the joists be sufficient for a loft conversion and secondly for me to keep stock up there.
The stock is not heavy.
The joists will be 4.2m long from outside wall to interior wall and then from interior wall to exterior wall. The spacing of existing joists is 16".