I am looking to strengthen the joists in my 1890 Victorian property. Currently the ceilings are down do the joists are fully exposed. A chimney stack runs right up through the middle and there are two trusses. One each side of the chimney stack. The existing joists run from the exterior wall on a wooden wall plate, then underneath the truss where they are nailed to the bottom of the truss. At the point where the joist goes under the truss the joist has also been chopped to half the depth and then nailed to the underside of the truss. The joist then goes along to the other wall plate around the chimney. The situation i have just described is the exact same of the other side of the chimney.
I'm proposing to fit stronger, deeper joists in between the existing joists and leaving the existing ones where they are. I will sit the new joists on the wall plate at the exterior wall end and then using joist hangers on the truss fix them here.
Can anyone see any issues with this?
I'm proposing to fit stronger, deeper joists in between the existing joists and leaving the existing ones where they are. I will sit the new joists on the wall plate at the exterior wall end and then using joist hangers on the truss fix them here.
Can anyone see any issues with this?