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The traditional method uses joists similar to those of floor construction to span between exterior walls.
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Another method uses mats.
For perpendicular joists, attach the top plate to the ceiling using the joists.
Often the joists are not long enough to span the width of the house, so builders use two joists nailed together at midpoint.
Since the reflective roofing felt needs 25mm gap to work thermally we use 125mm joists (hence complete replacement).
Use smaller joists when possible.
If you want to make your joists more stable and make installation a breeze, use joist hangers.
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Or to be completely accurate just use a joist detector.
Cut it to the length of the opening and then use metal joist hangers to attach it to the new rafters.
Where a horizontal board butts in to another board, and can't be attached to a post, use a joist hanger: Follow this framing pattern throughout the perimeter.
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