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Thanks for your reply Tony. The loft is quite well insulated atm so I wanted to raise the depth so I could get more than just the 3" I would get if I boarded the exsiting ceiling joists. I see some people recommend laying additional lengths of timber at 90 degrees to existing joists. But I'm a...

So having thought about this a bit more, what I'm considering doing is getting some 6"x2" joists and installing wall plates, one in between the chimney stacks on the right hand side of the picture and two in between the three binders on the left hand side. Then i would be able to hang joist from...

Hi, I've searched and read as much as I can on this subject but still unsure what the best method would be for strengthening my loft floor and increasing it's depth for insulation, before boarding. Here is a rough 3d plan of whats going on up there. All the walls are of solid brick...