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Prop up Sagging Roof and New Joists in Floor

Anonymous user 23/02/2024 - 3.17 PM

Hi I'm looking for someone to help put some supports in my roof which is slipping and to replace some joists in my upstairs bedroom floor. I've been told that a carpenter/joiner would be best for this job, but I've posted my job on the site and received no replies from any of the people I've invited to quote etc. I've given plenty of detail and uploaded pictures as suggested. My question is - Is a carpenter/joiner the best person for this job? As I'm just not sure why I've had no replies. Thank you Megan In reply to Jake's reply below - The roof pitch is very low and we've had some small/medium cracks to appear on the wall below. A structural engineer has suggested that we have some vertical supports/posts put into the roof to prevent any further problems.

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3 Answers

Anonymous user

Hi Megan, You are correct, it is a joinery job. What do you mean by the roof is slipping in to put supports up? Regards Jake @ Jakes Joinery

Answered6 June 2018

KG Hayers

Rating: 5 out of 5

Leighton Buzzard

Hi Megan, a carpenter should be able to do the work, but I would suggest that you get a structural engineer to provide a drawing showing exactly what is required and where. The reason for this is that he will be able to effectively specify the job, so that the tradesman knows exactly what needs doing with the knowledge that it is structurally sound - otherwise it could be a gamble based on the tradesman's best guess on what may work - which might be why you haven't had any responses. The structural engineer will obviously charge for the work, but it defines what remedial action is required, and where. Hope this is of help. Karl.

Answered6 June 2018

Anonymous user

This tends to happen in older houses, the roofs tend to dip in the middle due to age and weather temperatures in the loft but you would normally have a perlin which is a support that runs central spanning from wall to wall. Would need to come a look to see which the exact issue is but like the structal engineer explained you will need some up rights put in resting on a 4x2 spanning from wall to wall. Happy to help LUX Joinery

Answered10 June 2018