On Sun, 6 Jun 2010 15:03:22 +0100 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?

Traditionally on terrace and semi-detached, front to back, since
building joists into party walls was not allowed. Much less the rule
since joist hangers came into use.

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