I am going to fit chipboard flooring in the loft to make a sort of hobby, chill room where I can carry out my Home Brew making. I want to know if the following would be a good idea or not.
I live in an ex council mid terraced 3 bedroom house just outside Glasgow. I think they were built in the 50's.
My loft is approx 24 feet in length and center section that I can actually use is about 12 feet wide. The rest being about 6 feet either side sloping to nothing under the eaves.
The original joists seem pretty thin to me say approx 3x2 or 4x2 something like that.
Running the full length of the loft on either side and down the center is a much bigger sturdier beam or puller or whatever they are called.
I was wondering would it be a good idea to hang loft joists onto these pullers along with a new joist sitting the floor on them?
Would this mean that the large pullers would be taking all the load bearing weight?
I know I will lose some precious height but would this be the way to go?
If so what size of joists and joist hangers would u recommend thickness and width wise? (they will be approx 6 foot in length from left puller to middle and from middle puller to right)
Or is this all just waste of time and would I be better and safe enough just throwing the flooring onto the old original narrow joists?
I have other things to ask regards the loft but would like this dealt with first.
Would greatly appreciate some opinions thoughts and guidance on this matter tyvm.
I live in an ex council mid terraced 3 bedroom house just outside Glasgow. I think they were built in the 50's.
My loft is approx 24 feet in length and center section that I can actually use is about 12 feet wide. The rest being about 6 feet either side sloping to nothing under the eaves.
The original joists seem pretty thin to me say approx 3x2 or 4x2 something like that.
Running the full length of the loft on either side and down the center is a much bigger sturdier beam or puller or whatever they are called.
I was wondering would it be a good idea to hang loft joists onto these pullers along with a new joist sitting the floor on them?
Would this mean that the large pullers would be taking all the load bearing weight?
I know I will lose some precious height but would this be the way to go?
If so what size of joists and joist hangers would u recommend thickness and width wise? (they will be approx 6 foot in length from left puller to middle and from middle puller to right)
Or is this all just waste of time and would I be better and safe enough just throwing the flooring onto the old original narrow joists?
I have other things to ask regards the loft but would like this dealt with first.
Would greatly appreciate some opinions thoughts and guidance on this matter tyvm.
