Hello
I want to add more joists to give further support to my hallway floor, but was unsure whether to:
1. attach wooden beams to the walls, and support the joists on them. [and what dimensions for the new joists and beams]
or
2. Cut out holes in the brickwork and stone wall, and rest the joists in the hole. If too many holes are cut, I was concerned about the integrity of the wall after reading a thread highlighting this [and what dimensions for the new joists]
Which approach is better?
i will be installing the new joists on their side, that is the width is on the horizontal like joist 2
The two joists holding up my hallway floor are 3metres apart. The hallway from wall to wall is approx 120cm.
Ive included photos of the joists underneath.
Joist 1 was installed normally, and so is 20cm wide and 7cm deep.
Joist 2 was installed on its side and so is 7cm wide and 20 cm deep.
The house is built around 1920, all the wood looks to be the original wood, from when first built.
Thanks
I want to add more joists to give further support to my hallway floor, but was unsure whether to:
1. attach wooden beams to the walls, and support the joists on them. [and what dimensions for the new joists and beams]
or
2. Cut out holes in the brickwork and stone wall, and rest the joists in the hole. If too many holes are cut, I was concerned about the integrity of the wall after reading a thread highlighting this [and what dimensions for the new joists]
Which approach is better?
i will be installing the new joists on their side, that is the width is on the horizontal like joist 2
The two joists holding up my hallway floor are 3metres apart. The hallway from wall to wall is approx 120cm.
Ive included photos of the joists underneath.
Joist 1 was installed normally, and so is 20cm wide and 7cm deep.
Joist 2 was installed on its side and so is 7cm wide and 20 cm deep.
The house is built around 1920, all the wood looks to be the original wood, from when first built.
Thanks
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