Loft conversion - 3 bed to a 4 bed.
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So in between downpours and short stints in teh loft to remove the insulation I have started! work is going well, just need to keep better half onside due to the increasing amount of old stuff from the loft appearing in the house.
have removed tiles for half the loft and cut the new floor joists to match the roof slope.
Joist timber delivered (thanks to webbs wood for awsome service)
Tiles removed
joists cut.
have removed tiles for half the loft and cut the new floor joists to match the roof slope.
Joist timber delivered (thanks to webbs wood for awsome service)
Loft is part cleared of insulation and significant amounts of dust. Interesting finds beneath the insulation include mastermind pieces, an old Epcot center match book and the fag packet sketch of the wiring that I assume was done by the builders in the 50s.
Clearing insulation
Clearing insulation
Yesterday was raining, really raining, that was the day set by to work out how to fit the joists. In the morning it was evident that the temporary weather protection on the hole in the roof needing tinkering as water was dripping in and pooling on the plasterboard ceiling, then running to the middle of the house past the hole that i made by accident in the bedroom ceiling! This then dripped on to our bed, I was left sleeping in the wet patch that night!
Good thing was that it showed that the ceilings were lower in the middle of the house, so no issues with the new joists and the ceiling.
Trying to get 6m long joists into a roof 6m up was a fun challenge, in the end I made a support for the end of the beam so we could lift the beams into position A-Team style.
first new joists in
Heath Robinson method of installation
Good thing was that it showed that the ceilings were lower in the middle of the house, so no issues with the new joists and the ceiling.
Trying to get 6m long joists into a roof 6m up was a fun challenge, in the end I made a support for the end of the beam so we could lift the beams into position A-Team style.
first new joists in
Heath Robinson method of installation
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Note to self - do loft conversions in the spring or autumn! it was hot today. One half of the joists now in. Joists fixed down to the wall plates and herringbone stiffening added to the joists,.
As the joists were double its not as stiff as it could be but with a floor screwed on top it should be fine. The BCO said not to join the double joist together but I might still do that
Roof fully open and wall plate packers added
Joists in and herring bones added at third of span
Joists positioned so that herringbone misses the ceiling joists.
I might add noggins at the end of the joists yet.
As the joists were double its not as stiff as it could be but with a floor screwed on top it should be fine. The BCO said not to join the double joist together but I might still do that
Roof fully open and wall plate packers added
Joists in and herring bones added at third of span
Joists positioned so that herringbone misses the ceiling joists.
I might add noggins at the end of the joists yet.
Just a note that it is surprising home much stiffer the old ceiling was with a cross tie. fixed over the ceiling joists. once these were removed for the new joists to go in the flex in the ceiling was quite large! you can see the cut cross tie in the following picture with the last bit still stuck in the wall.
Next was to finally commit to destroying the old wardrobe cupboard that will eventually be the stairs.
I decided to get into graffiti mode to work out how the stairs might look. I need to order the stairs but I have to be real careful as too long and there will not be enough head room at the top. Too wide and I wont get the headroom at the first step.
I decided to get into graffiti mode to work out how the stairs might look. I need to order the stairs but I have to be real careful as too long and there will not be enough head room at the top. Too wide and I wont get the headroom at the first step.
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