Hi All,
I want to board my loft space but there are some small timbers that I'm not sure what they are for.
The house was built in the 1960's and the loft space is fairly open in the middle (not trusses). It's a standard pitched roof (not hipped).
Near the corners of the central section there are some rough timbers bridging 3 or 4 joists. As I want to board the loft space I am trying to figure out if it is safe to remove these timbers. The timbers are close (6 inches ish) to a substantial cross member so I can't see the reason for them (except one was used as a support for a cold water tank but that's gone now).
Can anyone shed any light on whether it would be safe to remove these timbers?
I'm sure I've left out some important info so please ask :-)
Mark