Loft Conversion Floor Joists Install

Installing the floor joists to a loft conversion.

Loft conversion floor joists install.

I am currently at the planning stage with my proposed loft conversion which i intend to carry out myself. This is part 2 in my series of loft conversion videos. 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. 5 posts page 1 of 1.

A ridge beam is installed beneath the apex before the dormer roof joists can themselves be fixed in place and the roof weathered. In this video i show how i cut my my joists make packer plates get the joists from the garden up int. 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. New floor joists are measured and.

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. Installing new joists for loft conversion. The strong timbers approx 225mm x 75mm timber are secured to the. Now that the rsjs are in we can start putting in the floor joists into the loft conversion.

Once the steels are.