Hi guys,
have recently moved into house and after finishing up work on the ground floor have now moved my efforts to the loft!
Had been told by previous owners that it had been converted and was ready to be inhabited! LIES!
The new floor has been cobbled together from offcuts of timber and I need to sort it out. When I lifted the three layers of 6mm MDF that were being used as a floor I discovered that there had been new joists laid at 90degress to the existing.
The old joists run along and sit on-top of the internal masonry leaf and rest in the external leaf. they are about 2 x 3 inches. What I would like to know is why are these new joists running in the opposite direction and is there anyway I can beef up the existing to make a proper floor.
Pictures on link.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex_richards/5330029908/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/alex_richards/5329417355/
Thanks in advance
ALEX