Hello,
New member here. Have been looking at my attic recently, and wondering what the possibility of partially converting it either into a part mezzanine area above a bedroom or alternatively an insulated hobby/storage room area.
Ceiling heights are limited at circa 1.5m, house is a Georgian stone terrace with a Queen-truss (I think that's correct terminology) framework roof space and solid stone external walls.
Below is an image of a section I've drawn up from a rough survey I've done of the attic. The tie beam spans the entire house, but is a v. large beam.
I think what I'm looking at is something like the below;
Am I able to support the new 2x6 beams which will support flooring off the central tie beam? The span from beam to wall is circa. 2.5m. Would this be feasible? I will try and get a S.E input, but want to see rough feasibility before diving down that route. Currently there aren't any load bearing walls on this floor level.
At worst, what I would be happy with is just doing a 'nice' storage room, which is void of any spiders/ pests and is insulated to provide a nice area to store some items.
Many thanks for any advice, inputs, similar project inspo.
Thanks,
Ryan
New member here. Have been looking at my attic recently, and wondering what the possibility of partially converting it either into a part mezzanine area above a bedroom or alternatively an insulated hobby/storage room area.
Ceiling heights are limited at circa 1.5m, house is a Georgian stone terrace with a Queen-truss (I think that's correct terminology) framework roof space and solid stone external walls.
Below is an image of a section I've drawn up from a rough survey I've done of the attic. The tie beam spans the entire house, but is a v. large beam.
I think what I'm looking at is something like the below;
Am I able to support the new 2x6 beams which will support flooring off the central tie beam? The span from beam to wall is circa. 2.5m. Would this be feasible? I will try and get a S.E input, but want to see rough feasibility before diving down that route. Currently there aren't any load bearing walls on this floor level.
At worst, what I would be happy with is just doing a 'nice' storage room, which is void of any spiders/ pests and is insulated to provide a nice area to store some items.
Many thanks for any advice, inputs, similar project inspo.
Thanks,
Ryan
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