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woohoo i've done something right :lol:

Hopefully I’ve uploaded some photos with this post!!! My terminology might have been off in my previous posts :shock: , what I’ve been calling JOISTS have been the long 5 x 2 running the length of the loft 2 in number & we intend to add 3 more at 6 x 2 & put our floor on them What I’ve been...

On our houses the wallplates don’t come up high enough to rest the joists on. The joists in our houses run the full length of the house so we will bolt the additional joists to the party walls on either side, the joists will fall on walls within the house able to take the load. I’ve now found a...

Your advice was not bad Masona it was just not what I’d hoped for, we’ve taken on the fire issue & he’s having an emergency escape window fitted & alarms connected to the mains (which he was doing anyway) Didn’t mean to offend :oops:

Thanks Markie for a productive answer, my friend knows he won’t be able to sell as an extra room he just wants to move his computer up there to free up a bedroom for his kids. The joists are 5 x 2 and there are 2 of them running the length of the loft, we intend to put 3 more in at 6 x 2 and...

:lol: I’ve been drafted in to help my mate to convert his loft into a computer room, he is not doing it to Regs its but we will be doing the best job possible. He’s got a builder friend in to give us some direction so we have a good idea of what’s required. My question is will 50mm Jablite...