Loft Conversion Floor Joists Install

I am currently at the planning stage with my proposed loft conversion which i intend to carry out myself.

Loft conversion floor joists install.

Installing new joists for loft conversion. In this video i show how i cut my my joists make packer plates get the joists from the garden up int. By flyingveepixie sun may 03 2009 10 09 am. 5 posts page 1 of 1.

How we install a new loft floor clearing the loft area of all debris insulation struts and temporary boards to expose the ceiling boards trimmer joists form the periphery of the new floor. The strong timbers approx 225mm x 75mm timber are secured to the. It s a good idea to mark out where your joists are positioned on the steel before you drill to avoid putting a hole where a joist will be. In each of the steels we are going to fix a length of timber if the steel fabricator hasn t pre drilled the steels you must do this now with a mag drill a 14mm hole every 400mm centres.

I have plenty of trade experience as i am an electrician but am unsure of a couple of aspects regarding some of the. It is at this stage when the dormer windows are being constructed that your loft conversion will be exposed to the elements so you ll need good temporary sheeting to protect against the weather. Now that the rsjs are in we can start putting in the floor joists into the loft conversion. Installing the floor joists to a loft conversion.

A ridge beam is installed beneath the apex before the dormer roof joists can themselves be fixed in place and the roof weathered.