Adam Houldsworth

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bio	website	about.me/adam.houldsworth
	location	Manchester, United Kingdom
	age	27
visits	member for	2 years, 10 months
	seen	Oct 16 '12 at 7:48
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I'm an experienced C# developer working in Manchester.

	199 reputation	bio	website	about.me/adam.houldsworth	visits	member for	2 years, 10 months
7 badges		location	Manchester, United Kingdom		seen	Oct 16 '12 at 7:48

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Mar 3	awarded	Popular Question
Jun 22	accepted	Should I hire a structural engineer or an architect?
Jun 10	accepted	How can I damp proof this wall?
Jun 10	comment	How can I damp proof this wall? +1 Indeed this is exactly what is required. Just had the plasterer round and he has a cement render that acts as a vapour barrier.
Jun 7	comment	Should I hire a structural engineer or an architect? +1 Thanks for the reply. I'm guessing the job role doesn't differ too much across the pond. I'll be ringing local firms tomorrow.
Jun 6	revised	Should I hire a structural engineer or an architect? added 1 characters in body
Jun 6	asked	Should I hire a structural engineer or an architect?
Jun 4	asked	How can I damp proof this wall?
Oct 31	comment	How do I fit a joist in this small space? I've decided to take this approach in conjunction with sistering a small section of joist in parallel with the main beam in order to get more material on the brickwork - all bolted together.
Oct 31	accepted	How do I fit a joist in this small space?
Oct 27	comment	How do I fit a joist in this small space? That's not a bad idea, I need to confirm the dimensions of my rafters and get back to you. With the minimum distance you've specified, I don't know how many bolts I can get in. I'm fairly certain that if I place the bolt in the centre of the rafter it will be with 2" from both edges already :-(
Oct 27	revised	Floor joists connection to eaves added 137 characters in body
Oct 27	comment	How do I fit a joist in this small space? @DA01 Yeah I was thinking about fabrication, in that case as you say I'd need someone to run the numbers for me.
Oct 27	asked	How do I fit a joist in this small space?
Aug 9	comment	Floor joists connection to eaves thanks for collating the comments into an answer. It, like many jobs around the house, is currently on the backburner while I make progress on other things.
Jul 26	comment	Floor joists connection to eaves @Mike indeed that is hopefully what I'm gunning for. I will be connecting the joists to the rafters, as you say - is bolting them with some washer plates is the way to go there?
Jul 26	awarded	Commentator
Jul 26	comment	Floor joists connection to eaves @Mike thanks, I'll be able to figure out how much material needs removing soon (hopefully tonight if I can get girlfriend approval for the mess I need to make) If not much is removed, I won't concern myself further with it. If I end up needing to chop a lot off, I'll be back here with another question :-)
Jul 26	comment	Floor joists connection to eaves @Mike Perry I've decided to go for raising the joists (now to the height you specify) and connect the outer end to the rafter via a bolt (as advised by my local building control). I'm still undecided about connecting them. The existing joists are fine for the ceiling, and the new joists are fine for the floor - I see no reason to connect them as they won't help each other.
Jul 26	comment	Floor joists connection to eaves Thanks for the info. The timber beams are definitely joists, not trusses. The existing roof frame and ceiling are being left untouched, the new joists will sit along the same brickwork. As for the stress on the ceiling plaster work, I was going to raise the joists to sit a handful of inches higher - there will effectively be an air gap. With the loading calculations, I have local authorities helping me determine what size joist I need. My main question was simply about the shearing stress changes of having to trim the joist to fit.