In article UUNOn.63932$bb1.24530@hurricane,
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?

In London, if a semi or terraced house, they all seem to run front to
back. I was told this was for additional fire protection - if they went
side to side and into the party wall as of old, there'd be less wall
protecting them from fire.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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