Hello everyone.
Only just started reading this forum, wish I'd started a few months ago.
The problem is with my loft. I lift in a 1900's mid terrace. The loft only had a bit of insulation with some old boards chucked around. I wanted to put more insulation and properly board it, but the joists weren't very deep. Therefore, I "built the joists up" by laying lengths of timber on top of them, not at right angles, filled the gaps with insulation and then boarded the lot (up to the perlin).
It looks good and I'm happy with it, however, having read this forum I now realise I should have laid the timber at right angles to the joists. Now I'm worried that I've messed up and the ceiling will begin to sag.
Can anyone put my mind at ease??!
Thanks
Only just started reading this forum, wish I'd started a few months ago.
The problem is with my loft. I lift in a 1900's mid terrace. The loft only had a bit of insulation with some old boards chucked around. I wanted to put more insulation and properly board it, but the joists weren't very deep. Therefore, I "built the joists up" by laying lengths of timber on top of them, not at right angles, filled the gaps with insulation and then boarded the lot (up to the perlin).
It looks good and I'm happy with it, however, having read this forum I now realise I should have laid the timber at right angles to the joists. Now I'm worried that I've messed up and the ceiling will begin to sag.
Can anyone put my mind at ease??!
Thanks