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Hi, Finally started my loft conversion after a few years of contemplating it. I'll document it here, feel free to comment, add humor etc. Conrad Start Of Loft by shedifice posted 19 Jul 2019 at 8:43 PM

HI, Thanks for the reply. I am leaving 25mm below the new joists. These are the struts you can buy but they will not work on 350 center joists As the straps work in tension I was considering making them from banding I was hoping that as long as they were installed tight then they would do...

HI, I am installing new floor joists between ceiling rafters for a new floor for a habitable loft conversion. I want to put herringbone straps in between joists to stiffen the floor. I cant fit timber struta as they will clash with the ceiling rafters so would like to use metal ones. The...

Fantastic answer Tony, clear and quite obvious when you think about it. I am a mech so used to metal that should not have voids~:) Cheers. l.

Tony, Is the increased stiffness due to reduced twist? The area is not different so the moment of inertia would be the same. L.

Leofric, He used to be an SE. I have fully designed plans with calcs etc but he is being helpful in looking to see if I can save money. Pretty awesome I thought!

Thanks all for the feedback. Its the spring that I and a bit concerned over. the 7x2 are already losing me 1" over the aluminium beams and at 8x2 it would be 2". at 6'2 I am after every inch I can get! I can glue and screw the flooring. Rafters are at 400mm so 300 would go a bit odd. Good to...

Hi, I am about to convert my loft. I have my own drawings and was planning to use telebeams. The span from wall plate to wall plate is 5.2m. ON first visit by the BC they suggested that I could do the job cheaper with wood if the live load was reduced in the loft. As the loft is small, the...