Any help would be really appreciated on this one!
We're currently completing a double side extension and I'm looking to install the first floor floor joists via hangers on ledger boards. The original plan was to fix the joists to a ledger board via hangers on the existing house, then lay the joists on the blockwork on the new wall as the extension goes up. However, this option on the new wall will not only delay the bricklayers from cracking on, but also I've read BC don't like you doing this nowadays as the timber can shrink over time.
So - my question is - can I fix ledger boards on both the new extension wall and the existing house and fix hangers and joists to both sides using this method?
I only ask as it feel like the whole floor will be floating.
Attached is a picture of the kind of fixing I had in mind.
Appreciate any thoughts.
We're currently completing a double side extension and I'm looking to install the first floor floor joists via hangers on ledger boards. The original plan was to fix the joists to a ledger board via hangers on the existing house, then lay the joists on the blockwork on the new wall as the extension goes up. However, this option on the new wall will not only delay the bricklayers from cracking on, but also I've read BC don't like you doing this nowadays as the timber can shrink over time.
So - my question is - can I fix ledger boards on both the new extension wall and the existing house and fix hangers and joists to both sides using this method?
I only ask as it feel like the whole floor will be floating.
Attached is a picture of the kind of fixing I had in mind.
Appreciate any thoughts.