Recent content by ghannath

Hi Ok, someone's had a look and advised that removing the binders and attaching larger joists to the existing ones would be the best way to go. This would mean that the new joists would span 4.5m each between the outside wall and middle internal wall as the current ones stop just over the...

Hi Thanks for all the info. I'm gonna get someone in for a look and will post the results here if I go ahead. Cheers ghannath

Hi Thanks for that. I have looked at a 'proper' conversion but it's just too pricey for the usage it'll get. Having said that I'm not going to go ahead with the cheapy route if it means my house will fall over! I've read some posts on here where people are planning scary stuff to get as cheap...

Hi Ok, after an extensive look around on here I think I'm referring to 'binders' not 'purlins'. So, I have two 'Binders' at 3.5m apart with a structural wall at midpoint. Can I hang joists off these binders, spanning and using the internal wall to create my floor for storage etc? I know...

Hi. Sorry, maybe I'm using the wrong language; I have two Purlins on each side of the pitched roof holding up the rafters at around 1/3 and 2/3 up. Then there's two of the same sized beams across the floor from the outside wall to the supporting walls underneath. Are these ones across the...

Hi I've had it looked at by a builder I know and they say it's structurally ok. 9x2 joists seem a little overkill for a storage room although I appreciate your opinion, it would also impact on head height quite a bit. Would a new set of 4 x 2 joists hung between the Purlins do the trick for...

Hi. After a bit of advice and some opinions on my loft. I live in a victorian house which has a good sized loft with no structural obstructions. The loft already has a Velux and is already boarded out onto the original floor joists which are 75x50 (3"x2") and 300mm apart. I want to tidy it up...