moe

Hello! I've created this layout plan to the best of my skills. I hope you find it helpful.

Hello everyone, I hope you are all doing well. I find myself in a bit of a bind and would greatly appreciate some assistance regarding my previous post. If any of you could lend a hand, it would really ease my mind. I need guidance on a joist that measures 7x3, spanning 5 meters, made of old timber. I've taken out the chimney breast from top to bottom, and the stack has been removed all the way down to the cellar floor. The chimney breast is on my side and isn't attached to the neighboring wall. The issue I'm facing is that when I took down the chimney breast wall, the old joist wasn't fully embedded in the wall; it was short and rested on the chimney wall. Currently, it is properly supported by an acro prop. My question is, should I sister the new timber alongside the original one? I can extend the new timber from wall to wall. Additionally, for added security, I could double the new timber, effectively creating a 7 x 6 timber connected to the old 7 x 3 timber using m12 nuts and carriage bolts. Is this the best approach? Or do any of you have a better suggestion? I look forward to hearing from all of you. I can provide a diagram of the drawing if that would be helpful. Thank you. Kind regards, Moeen.

Hi George, Thanks for getting back to me. Hope you are well. I understand what you are saying. Could it be possible to remove the trimmer completely, whilst it's safely acro proped up to support the original 7*3 timbers. Put a full size 7*3 (c24) timber sistered next to the original 7*3 timber. So intentionally it becomes a one sized joist. I know the 7*3 (c24) timber will be in oneside in the wall whilst the original 7*3 timber will be in the other side of wall. I know, I won't be able to put a full size 7*3 (c24) timber in wall to wall because I will to start to hit a both parties wall. And I know that not a good idea..... ( I have uploaded a 'option 1 floor layout plan' highlighted in red and blue, to show the new timber goes into the wall, whilst the original timber goes into the other side of the wall.) I'm sorry if I'm asking a complicated question. I know this is over kill, but I want to know for the sake of peace and mind, will it be structurally safely and sound? Thanks, Moz.🧗💫

Hi bassanclan, Thanks. Will keep you updated.

Hi George. Thanks for the reply. The floor is completely solid. The question is what if I was to sister the joists and remove the trimmer completely. As seen on the pictures on option 1, floor plan.

Hi all. I've been currently renovating my house. Anyway, I have now removed the chimney breast walls from top to bottom to gain more room size from the attic, bedrooms to the living rooms and kitchen. I am now left in the bedrooms with exposed joists, which are 7x3 timbers and 5 metres long span. The joist runs in a trimmer fashion and then they are connected to the joists which are running wall to wall. However, one of joists running wall to wall is not directly in the wall. This can be seen on the pictures uploaded and drawn floor plan as this help for a better understanding. However my question is, I want to cover up the gap, but what is the proper way of securing it up and structurally having it ''passed'' off. I haven't got the building inspector involved in this, but I want to do the job securely right and mostly for the sake of peace of mind. I have drawn 3 plans up. 1 plan is the original floor plan and the 2 are the options are which to consider on what direction I need to go. I was kind of hoping to avoid the idea of using joist hangers as I am not really keen on them. Unless someone can correct me on them if they are any good. I have an idea on how to cover up the joists, but I need everyone's input. I hope this information is clear. If you need more pictures please let me know. Thanks, Mozzer.

The chimney is on its own. It is not connected to the next door neighbor's what do ever. I have uploaded a picture of the removed chimney wall from the top.

Hi, as you can see on the 'original floor plan' picture. The floor is held up on a trimmer, while the trimmer is connected to the other timbers which are connected in wall to wall.

Hi all. I'm new here, so please go easy on me. I've been currently renovating my house and I'm a bit of a DIYist so to say. Anyway, I have now removed the chimney breast walls from top to bottom to gain more room size from the attic, bedrooms to the living rooms and kitchen. I am now left in the bedrooms with exposed joists, which are 7x3 timbers and 5 metres long span. The joist runs in a trimmer fashion and then they are connected to the joists which are running wall to wall. However, one of joists running wall to wall is not directly in the wall. This can be seen on the pictures uploaded and drawn floor plan as this help for a better understanding. However my question is, I want to cover up the gap, but what is the proper way of securing it up and structurally having it ''passed'' off. I haven't got the building inspector involved in this, but I want to do the job securely right and mostly for the sake of peace of mind. I have drawn 3 plans up. 1 plan is the original floor plan and the 2 are the options are which to consider on what direction I need to go. I was kind of hoping to avoid the idea of using joist hangers as I am not really keen on them. Unless someone can correct me on them if they are any good. I have an idea on how to cover up the joists, but I need everyone's input. I hope this information is clear. If you need more pictures please let me know. Thanks, Mozzer.