Adjacent is the key word.Joist straps?
Where the joists run adjacent to a wall, there should be a restraint strap across three joists and hooked onto the internal blockwork with solid bridging betwixt the joists, where the straps cross.
On the side depicted and it's mirror I accept it's not perpendicular and doesn't get strapped. on the other two the end joists do run perpendicular one of those is a newly built wall but the other one won't even have a wall when we knock through!
No, unless they are (flat) roof joists.so for the two walls the are at right angles to the joists.. do I need to do anything to add strength to the wall there?
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