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marsaday
i am going to convert my loft and height is not an issue. so i will be laying a new floor separate from the ceiling joists.
the floor area is a simple square and the right side of this square has a horizontal wall on which to rest the joists. one section will be 5.5m long (end of house to this wall) and the other section will be 3.5m long (other end of house to wall).
Can i order the joists in these sizes (or a bit bigger) or will i need to cut some down?
The other side of the square has a wall running vertical down the middle of the square. i can hang off this wall, but will have to attach a joist onto the gable end of the house. How to i do this exactly? the wall is 2 courses of brick thick with no cavity.
i understand it is best to put in the joists before we break up into the loft with the stairs. is this the correct thing to do?
i do have some plans made, but they dont show where i should be laying the joists you see.
i will do a diagram if needed
the floor area is a simple square and the right side of this square has a horizontal wall on which to rest the joists. one section will be 5.5m long (end of house to this wall) and the other section will be 3.5m long (other end of house to wall).
Can i order the joists in these sizes (or a bit bigger) or will i need to cut some down?
The other side of the square has a wall running vertical down the middle of the square. i can hang off this wall, but will have to attach a joist onto the gable end of the house. How to i do this exactly? the wall is 2 courses of brick thick with no cavity.
i understand it is best to put in the joists before we break up into the loft with the stairs. is this the correct thing to do?
i do have some plans made, but they dont show where i should be laying the joists you see.
i will do a diagram if needed