Looking for some advice please
We have a loft space above a bathroom we want to turn into a galley bedspace effectively with a ladder up to it. It's just about big enough to put a double mattress on the floor.
It measures 1.5m x 3.2m
At the moment the joists are 50mm x 100mm and they are the 1.5m long. I've had a couple of people come to quote and they don't want to work. I'm considering doing it myself.
Both people who quoted said they would lay 50x150mm joists over the top of the current joists in the 3.2m direction to strengthen the floor. I can see sense in this and would go down this route - better safe than sorry!
My plan is to lay them 16" apart but I don't know how to secure the 50x150mm joists to the joists they will sit on. Any advice? Hurricane ties? Screws?
I will then insulate and board on top of this floor.
We have a loft space above a bathroom we want to turn into a galley bedspace effectively with a ladder up to it. It's just about big enough to put a double mattress on the floor.
It measures 1.5m x 3.2m
At the moment the joists are 50mm x 100mm and they are the 1.5m long. I've had a couple of people come to quote and they don't want to work. I'm considering doing it myself.
Both people who quoted said they would lay 50x150mm joists over the top of the current joists in the 3.2m direction to strengthen the floor. I can see sense in this and would go down this route - better safe than sorry!
My plan is to lay them 16" apart but I don't know how to secure the 50x150mm joists to the joists they will sit on. Any advice? Hurricane ties? Screws?
I will then insulate and board on top of this floor.