flitch beams

Hi, I want to reduce the bounce in my suspended timber floor in the Dining room. The floor has overlay screeded UFH with an engineered wood finish and will bounce slightly if you are in the middle of the room. I have access from below via a basement, where the joists are approx 230mm x 45mm...

Hello, hoping someone can help please. I saw on another forum (old thread therefore not getting a response) about the following regarding floor joists in a loft conversion - “I gain 4 inches of head height by using the existing 4 inch floor joists (instead of new 8 inch joists as is the normal...