Recent content by DaveSimmo

Last August I boarded out the loft in my 1930s bungalow. An area of 6m x 3m or so. The original ceiling joists are 4x2 at around 14” centres (ish) and I crossed them with some 3 x 2 equivalent CLS timbers at 600mm centres. Every intersection was packed so as not to pull on the existing joists...

I’m looking to board out a section of my loft in my bungalow. My plan is to add 4x2 cross beams at 90 deg to the existing ceiling joists, pack them level and then glue and screw them at every crossover point. Then insulate and board the area. Most of the required info (hopefully) will be on the...