Same size timber as your joists preferably i d look at fitting a 6x2 or whatever size joists are being used timber to the wall using m12 threaded bars around 200mm long drilled through the timber and wall using a 14mm drill bit at 600mm centers.
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To ensure a secure fix for the rafter to the wall plate a fixing process known as toenailing is normally used whereby nails are driven in to each side of the rafter at an angle and down in to the timber that forms the top of the wall plate.
Drive the nail through at an angle beginning the nail 5 cm 2 inches up from the bottom of the truss.
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First work your way along the brickwork and clear any snots off.
A new piece of timber is cut a to replace the damaged piece and the joists plates are positioned ether side of the joists with the end of the joist plate right up against the edge of the timber so it is the joist plate that site on the bearer a.
The plate should be 50mm deeper than the joists that you are fixing presumably on hangers.
Place the bottom of the truss onto the wall plate aligning the left edge of the truss with the edge marks placed on the.
Use threaded bar 12mm and set in using suitable resin always use plate washers these should bite into the timber by about 2 3 mm dog plates are used for a different purpose you don t need these.
Set out the ceiling.
Squaring and fixing the wall plates to the brickwork.
The joist plate is bolted to the timber making the joint b as strong as the original joist.