Hi,
Room above is a bathroom and has already been renovated so access from above is not possible however an old leak where the cylinder used to be means a good portion of ceiling below needs repairing and I was going to take this as an opportunity to put some sound insulation in the floor so rip it down and throw up some new plasterboard.
The joists are quite small (5.5 inch x 2.5inch) with tiles above so I would also to take this opportunity to strengthen the floor as I think we're borderline on the deflection front and I dont fancy doing the floor again.
All the electrics unfortunately run opposite to the joists so sistering is not an option, however there are 2x2's which have been fixed to the bottom of the joists (running with them) to level out the ceiling in the kitchen/extension.
Could I just turning these 2x2s 90 degrees to create a lattice system below before fixing new plasterboard? They are needed anyways to keep the ceiling flush but currently offer no load distrubution benefits.
Room above is a bathroom and has already been renovated so access from above is not possible however an old leak where the cylinder used to be means a good portion of ceiling below needs repairing and I was going to take this as an opportunity to put some sound insulation in the floor so rip it down and throw up some new plasterboard.
The joists are quite small (5.5 inch x 2.5inch) with tiles above so I would also to take this opportunity to strengthen the floor as I think we're borderline on the deflection front and I dont fancy doing the floor again.
All the electrics unfortunately run opposite to the joists so sistering is not an option, however there are 2x2's which have been fixed to the bottom of the joists (running with them) to level out the ceiling in the kitchen/extension.
Could I just turning these 2x2s 90 degrees to create a lattice system below before fixing new plasterboard? They are needed anyways to keep the ceiling flush but currently offer no load distrubution benefits.