Any Structural Engineers on here?

[TiSwAs]

Would like some advice on converting my loft.
Looking to board my loft for a starters and i have hit a snag - can i remove the pieces of wood highlighted below? not sure if these are braces and help spread the load - would removing these and boarding in its place be ok? (it's just the top 'V' i want to remove for now.)

Cheers

 

[Dom996]

Looks very interesting, unfortunately my loft is a weird shape, so cannot develop it. Good luck.

 

[senator p]

Go for it....when removing structural supports you have to do it with confidence and purpose

 

[stevelup]

I'm no structural engineer but I can't see what harm it can do removing them as you are going to be putting even more substantial boarding in their place.

It's possible they were there just to keep everything aligned whilst the building was being constructed - they may no longer serve any purpose.

I ripped up lots of similar noggins in my loft when I boarded it out and have not seen any ill effects!

Steve

 

[neilneil]

The other thing you can do is buy some cheap timber from B&Q the same thickness as the braces and nail them to the joists as well thus making a level surface for your boards to run over.

-Neil

 

[TiSwAs]

Cheers for the quick replies!

It's possible they were there just to keep everything aligned whilst the building was being constructed - they may no longer serve any purpose.

I ripped up lots of similar noggins in my loft when I boarded it out and have not seen any ill effects!

Thats what i thought!

The other thing you can do is buy some cheap timber from B&Q the same thickness as the braces and nail them to the joists as well thus making a level surface for your boards to run over.
-Neil

Not a bad idea but the wood they used isn't planed and is rough as hell and buckled!!

 

[TiSwAs]

Go for it....when removing structural supports you have to do it with confidence and purpose

I can do it with purpose but not sure about the confidence just yet!