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party monkey

Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
Posts: 1311

2005 Defender 110 Td5 XS CSW Cairns Blue

Question for any builders/roofers out there

A question for anyone out there in the building / roofing trade.

We've just taken possession of a new house and I'm looking to create some light storage areas above the joists in the garage. (nothing significant in terms of weight and looking at the joists, certainly nothing I'd want to walk over)

Piccy below shows what I believe are 'ties' spanning the joists at an angle. These ties are nailed down on top of the joists and foul large potential areas of storage. I assume I could remove these ties from above the joists and then screw them to the bottom of the joists in exactly the same layout without in any way compromising the integrity of the roof structure or is there a very good reason why they span across the top of the joists??? I also assume that by screwing down some chipboard loft boards across the top, I am providing and additional tie anyway?? Any thoughts most welcome

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For comedy purposes, other than I couldn't rotate it, the second piccy shows how the bloke that owned the place before me got on with his attempt at boarding out some storage. 2ft centres on the joists and 4ft board panels... eeek !

Click image to enlarge Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.

4th Jul 2015 8:52pm

barbel jim

Member Since: 12 Dec 2012
Location: Northants
Posts: 1423

Its bracing just to stop the joist twisting/bowimg. Yes you can remove and place underneath, if you like, but equally boarding above will do the same job.

4th Jul 2015 9:01pm

MartinK

Member Since: 02 Mar 2011
Location: Silverdale (Lancashire/Cumbria Border)
Posts: 2665

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Orkney Grey

Yeah - I removed my bracing bars, and replaced them with 22mm tonged-& grooved flooring, well-screwed down to each joist. No problems yet (and I have a lot of weight up there) Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

4th Jul 2015 9:36pm

party monkey

Member Since: 31 Dec 2010
Location: Oxon.
Posts: 1311

Cheers gents

Jon - 110 td5 [sold]. Currently Defenderless.

4th Jul 2015 9:58pm

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