loft conversion floor joists

Hello, I'm just wondering how to tell if the joists in your loft are strong enough, whether just for storage or to use as a regular room? I'm partly asking because we would like to eventually board the loft void above the rear part of our Edwardian house to use for storage, after insulating...

Hi All, I'm converting my loft space into a habitable room and would like to hear your thoughts on the floor joist construction. CONTEXT: As shown in Sketch 01, the existing ceiling joists are fixed to the existing wall plate on the inner leaf of the external cavity wall, and the existing...

Hi Everybody, I'm in the planning stages of upgrading an already converted loft (pre-regs, very little insulation etc) so that I can legally class it as a bedroom. I've paid the fee to Building Control and the surveyor has made their initial visit. I'll be using SuperQuilt for the insulation...

I am about to start a loft conversion and used my neighbours buildings regs as a basis for mine. I didn't want to use steel to support the floor so got the structural engineer to alter the neighbours design to use additional joists (20cm spacing instead of 40cm). At the time I asked him why he...