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    joists for partial garage conversion loft space

    Thanks for the replies, appreciate it That's the bit I'm not sure about. Would I need to put footings in to support a pillar? There are piers like in the first picture half way across the span of the wall - could I just build another one next to it off the slab to support either a steel or...
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    joists for partial garage conversion loft space

    Hi, planning a partial garage conversion and looking for some advice. Garage is single-skin brick, 6.2m x 5m with a fink truss roof and concrete slab floor. The pitch of the roof is quite steep so there's a lot of unused space, particularly in the middle. I gather that because the chords are...
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