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hi freddy yes thats my question, how to brace and tie together all the current joists, wall plates and rafters whilst removing said joists to fit new steels. I'm attempting to get an answer from my structural calcs people. hopefully like you say, they can suggest something. thanks for your time...

cheers freddy well spotted the joists don't need to go to the outside walls, so I could leave them out, as it does say to do that in the drawings. but that isn't the problem. I cant put the steels above the joists because one end is in the party wall and the outside end would be five inches...

thanks freddy glad you can see the detail. but if you look carefully you'll notice that the dormer is offset. Consequently i can raise the wall where the steel is in the dormer but not where its in the untouched roof. When I pointed this out to the building control officer they agreed that I...

hi there all, the question I am stuck on is the universal columns need to go at the same height as the current joists but unfortunately the steels need to run at right angles to the joists. so i need to remove all the joists to install the steels HOW??

Hello here are the calculations Thank you

I have manage to convert file at last:) Think i didnt send you full one sorry i will scan the calculation plan and put them on here now i figured how to do it thank you

Thank you for the post very welcomed :D I probably wrote my question wrong but it something like that my husband is baffled with !!!!!!!! i will get him to post when he is home ( I am trying to help :oops: ) in the mean time i attached our plans sorry it wont let me as there pdf :( [/url]

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Hello New to this site but hope someone can advise We are doing a loft conversion and we have to put in rsj but on the drawings the rjs go one way ( from chimney breast to outer wall )and the joist another way( from front of house to back) and the rsj go under the joists , any thoughts would be...