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I will then nail the timber onto the existing wall plate like I've shown in the sketch I made. Thanks for your help. Highly Appreciated!!

New loft floor is not connected to existing ceiling joists. New joists are supposed to sit on an existing wall plate. Is this not a good idea? The only problem is that their bottom edge is higher than those of existing joists. Therefore I was asking how to fill this gap between existing wall...

Good afternoon, I would like to ask 2 questions please. I am converting loft on 1930’s terraced house. 1. I am trying to put new floor joists alongside the old ones but I would need the bottom side of these new joists to be higher (to connect to perpendicular steel beam running through the...

All clear now. Thank you for the answer.

Thanks for the response Tony! Would there not be horizontal force on the beam from wind? Is my understanding of how this works incorrect? Or is the wind force taken by front timber frame wall?

Good afternoon, I am doing box dormer loft conversion on 1930's terraced house. I was wondering what is the maximum height I can place the RSJ at? I am making a cold roof so there won't be any insulation on the dormer joists and therefore I would like to get as much height as possible by...