"The Medway Handyman" wrote...
Is there a convention for which way joists run in a house? e.g. Front to
back or side to side?

And if the joists in the loft run front to back, would all the others?


Usually whichever direction gives the shortest and therefore cheapest
joists[1], although it's usual to use 'em to tie the wallplates at the top
of the front and rear walls (up in the loft) together too, to give a bit
more structural strength.

Dave H.
--
(The engineer formerly known as Homeless)

"Rules are for the obedience of fools, and the guidance of wise men" -
Douglas Bader


[1] - which may explain the profusion of rooms in new houses which are just
under 2.4m in one direction... Although those are probably "big houses /
exclusive executive homes" by current standards?