Hi guys,
New home owner here. Bought a house that was built in 1955. As far as I know, no serious repairs or conversion took place. I wanted to convert my Loft into storage space, nothing much, but then I found some of the loft hoist are rather badly supported. Half of the joist lay on top of the WB wall. However, the other half, the once above the stairs and upper landing, are weirdly supported on a small piece of wood that is nailed to the central beam. See images for reference. Is this was the right way of doing things or there were some cowboy builders back in the days, too? can I safely build storage space on these joists?
New home owner here. Bought a house that was built in 1955. As far as I know, no serious repairs or conversion took place. I wanted to convert my Loft into storage space, nothing much, but then I found some of the loft hoist are rather badly supported. Half of the joist lay on top of the WB wall. However, the other half, the once above the stairs and upper landing, are weirdly supported on a small piece of wood that is nailed to the central beam. See images for reference. Is this was the right way of doing things or there were some cowboy builders back in the days, too? can I safely build storage space on these joists?