Strengthening Loft Floor Joists

Advice needed on strengthening loft floor for storage by gordon hill tue jan 28 2020 11 53 am last post by gordon hill tue jan 28 2020 11 53 am replies 0 views 331.

Strengthening loft floor joists.

Strengthen loft floor posh pics page 1 homes. If the attic joists are not adequate one way to strengthen the floor for live loads is to sister the old joists. Either way they are put in to lend support to weakening walls and floors. You can apply sheathing to the underside of floor joists only if the bottom edges are at the.

After several centuries of service floor joists in older homes may sag or crack. Floor joists will help to bring up walls that seem to be falling in. Add an additional row of fas teners midway between the joists to pull the layers tightly together. Strengthening loft floor diynot forums repair detail for notched floor joists photo structural fixing a damaged floor joist extreme how to best method to strengthen a loft floor avforums strengthen loft floor posh pics page 1 homes.

They can even be found in the basements of homes. I have consulted a structural engineer and he has advised me that the loft joists are not strong enough to handle it and will need strengthening. Long spans of joists in newer homes may wobble or bounce from foot traffic. To penetrate the joists by 11 2 in and space them every 6 in.

Strengthening attic joists for live loads by sistering. In the case of 2x6 joists you can pair them up with additional 2x6 joists by nailing them together. Sistering is the process of adding a new joist next to each existing joist. Quick loft joist question.

Floor joists can be found under the house for example in the crawl space.