Hi all, long story short previous owner of the house boarded out the loft. Some time in the 90s judging by the decoration. The beams are only 3x2 and flex when walked on. Ceilings below have cracked. I'm just wanting to beef it up so it can be used for light storage and not crack the ceilings.
There are three 3x2's that run the length of the loft. One up the middle and one either side about 1.8m away. These rest on brick. You can see one of them below. As you can see the other timbers which are also 3x2 run underneath these. This is what the previous owner has laid the boards on. Leaving the other 3 3x2's protruding above.
Now I'm thinking of putting 4x2's on top of the three lengths that run the length of the room. I came across this method while searching along with this diagram.
Now three joists would not be enough so rest new loft boards on top. I presume I can just add 4x2's perpendicular to these and board on top? Any ideas welcome. This will not be a habitable room, it just needs to be a reasonably strong floor for a bit of storage.
There are three 3x2's that run the length of the loft. One up the middle and one either side about 1.8m away. These rest on brick. You can see one of them below. As you can see the other timbers which are also 3x2 run underneath these. This is what the previous owner has laid the boards on. Leaving the other 3 3x2's protruding above.
Now I'm thinking of putting 4x2's on top of the three lengths that run the length of the room. I came across this method while searching along with this diagram.
Now three joists would not be enough so rest new loft boards on top. I presume I can just add 4x2's perpendicular to these and board on top? Any ideas welcome. This will not be a habitable room, it just needs to be a reasonably strong floor for a bit of storage.