advice re loft required

[ron99]

Im about to lay floor panels in my loft after renewing the insualtion but right across the centre at a right angle to the floor joists if a length of 2 x 1 timber.
This runs the whole width of the loft and is nailed to the floor joists.

Can this be removed so i can achieve a level floor right thru.....keeping it there will create a trip hazard apart from looking awful.

Anything I can do?

house built 1918ish

Thanx

 

[maximus999]

At a guess i would think it was some kind of brace, i could be wrong. Hopefully some building fella will advise better

 

[geraint]

it is only a batten to stop the joists moving before the flooring went down... just do what you want with it..