Jun 19, 2010 · I would like to remove the ceiling joists to open up the ceiling. My concern is the the roof could slip as the ceiling joists will no longer tie accross. Can I do this and how else can I …

Mar 13, 2019 · I need to take all the ceilings down because they’re lathe and plaster and some plaster boarded over. On the outside of walls of the house the roof has been curved because …

Jun 16, 2007 · No way should you just take out the ceiling joists as they are integral to the roof structure and prevent the walls from being pushed out. Get a structural engineer involved. It …

May 17, 2005 · The only way to keep the rafters exposed is to strip the roof and insulate on the top of the rafters then replace the roof coverinf - major work! Collars are horizontal ties that run …

Jul 8, 2015 · It all comes down to chust what height the original joists are, and how much you need to remove. And, really, a structural surveyor/engineer would be the person to advise on this.

Jan 18, 2023 · Removing it will remove the bottom of the triangle so the rafter carrying the roof itself (and a tiled roof can weigh several tons) will slump, pushing the supporting wall sideways …

Feb 17, 2022 · Forget about the purlins being supported by RSJ's as you would build dwarf walls on top of your floor steels and fix them to the rafters, negating the function of the purlins so …

May 9, 2021 · You should be fine to cut the section out and fit two trimmer sections to the outer joists and then fix through the new trimmers into the cut joist. The ceiling binders are holding …

Dec 13, 2023 · The problem I’ve found is that my ceiling joists are just nailed into the rafters. They are not supported by any brickwork or padding on the one side. There is a load bearing wall in …

Jul 10, 2024 · Therefore you’d need to scrape artex ceilings constantly (“8 hours a day, 5 days a week, 46 weeks a year”) for 250 years, breathing in all the dust, with no mask or extraction, to …

Jul 10, 2020 · I've not encountered noggins between rafters before, but then I'm not a roofer. If the roof is tiled or slated, then the tiling battens will be maintaining spacings, although they won't …

Mar 26, 2019 · The ceiling joists are usually acting as ties to stop the rafters sliding off the wall so not a good idea to remove unless that tie action is replaced somehow. Code requires 100 …

Nov 9, 2006 · As to your original question - as you are forming a horizontal boarded ceiling it will conceal any lean-to fixing and the bearer with birdsmouthed rafters is the way to go. On …

Jul 22, 2018 · My goal right now is putting a solid floor in that doesn't sit on the ceiling joists, insulate everything and if I can get rid of those two diagonals to open up the floor space that …

Oct 14, 2022 · If I add extra wooden “joist hangars” from the rafters to the ceiling joists, is this acceptable and does this in effect, “extend” the maximum span? thanks in advance Simon

Dec 25, 2015 · Basically I'm just wondering if this still would be structurally safe, obviously not ideal. here are some pics, the ones i've marked in red i'm hoping to remove. rafters are rougly …

Sep 29, 2009 · I'm looking to fix some Celotex boards to the underside of the rafters in our loft conversion to avoid cold bridging. I'll be fixing the boards at 90 degrees to the rafters but my …

Apr 9, 2006 · In a full loft conversion purlin supports can be removed and replaced with vertical timbers (usually as an ashlar wall), but this does alter the direction of thrust of the roof rafters, …

Jul 7, 2006 · I have a timber ceiling cladding and exposed timber rafters in a property (New extension room in roof) requiring class 1 surface spread of flame under the regs. I was thinking …