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Hi i have a cottage built in 1890 which has a slate roof on sarking boards ..... a Scottish thing. it has two upstairs rooms with dormer windows essentially a loft conversion. the rooms are lath and plastered on walls and ceiling which i have stripped off exposing the stud work , rafters and...

Hi im after some advise re floor joists . My cottage was built around 1890 and the floor joists in upstairs bedroom have sagged. I'm not surprised they are approx 7 x 3.5 at 18" centre's and have a free span of just under 6 mtrs! i want to level up the floor in the bedroom, my intention was...