Sistering twisted joists for new attic hatch + timber in the way
Hello, I want to install a new, larger attic hatch in my home. To do this, I need to cut one of the ceiling joists in the attic, and double up the adjacent joists. Here are some pictures to help show my problem. https://imgur.com/a/dvLu5mP I have two problems to solve: One of the joists is very twisted, and i'm not sure what the best practice here would be. Do I just drill into it horizontally so the new joist is upright and as tight to it as it can be? There are large timber beams running perpendicular across some of the ceiling joists, that are in the way of me running a new joist across the span of the two structural walls. Can I hang the new joists from these, or am I better off planing a little material to slide the sistered joists beneath these beams? Thank you for any advice! submitted by /u/ZwickysLeap [link] [comments]
Hello,
I want to install a new, larger attic hatch in my home. To do this, I need to cut one of the ceiling joists in the attic, and double up the adjacent joists.
Here are some pictures to help show my problem.
I have two problems to solve:
One of the joists is very twisted, and i'm not sure what the best practice here would be. Do I just drill into it horizontally so the new joist is upright and as tight to it as it can be?
There are large timber beams running perpendicular across some of the ceiling joists, that are in the way of me running a new joist across the span of the two structural walls. Can I hang the new joists from these, or am I better off planing a little material to slide the sistered joists beneath these beams?
Thank you for any advice!
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