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Default Strange joists in offshot bathroom floor/kitchen ceiling

On 16/05/2016 15:04, The Natural Philosopher wrote:
On 16/05/16 10:39, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2016-05-15, Steve Walker wrote:

On 15/05/2016 22:27, Adam Funk wrote:
On 2016-05-15, Tim Lamb wrote:


We had a similar situation where dormers had been added to a bungalow.
The existing loft floor joists were probably 7"x2" and the new floor
joists 9"x2".

It would have been much better if they had bolted the joist pairs
together as loading the new floor tended to ping the plasterboard
nails
off the downstairs ceiling.

Also done where there is a load such as a cold water header tank.

AFAICT, the ground floor kitchen & 1st floor bathroom were built at


BTW WTDF is an 'offshot' bathroom?


What does the "Wheelchair Tennis Development Fund" have to do with it?

Mike