Joists
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Hi, Ceiling joists are not meant to be walked on regulaly. However, if you need to walk on them to store things in the loft space you can spread the load by fitting tongue and groove boarding available from B&Q etc. screw down to joists to avoid damage to ceiling plaster. If you still need to strengthen the joists further then a simple rule is divide the span by 2 gives the depth of joist in inches so:-
3m = 10ft
10 divided by 2 = 5
so you need 5" x 2" joists if they were on their own but as you already have existing joists 4"x2" would be o.k. Fit alongside and screw through existing into new then fit T&G boarding as above.
3m = 10ft
10 divided by 2 = 5
so you need 5" x 2" joists if they were on their own but as you already have existing joists 4"x2" would be o.k. Fit alongside and screw through existing into new then fit T&G boarding as above.
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