They complain a lot. Negative people tend to whine a lot, convinced that the whole world is against them. They are usually the victim of lousy weather, a difficult boss, bad luck, and their upbringing. They rarely step back to look at other factors â such as a lack of energy, creativity or simply hard work.
Country: I'm planning a DIY loft conversion project. I plan to strengthen the (ceiling) joists by sistering with wooden joists. The ceiling joists are 4.5 by 1.5 whilst the floor joists in the house are 7 by 2 (actual measurements).From my knowledge of beams (joists), the stiffness varies with the width and the cube of the height.he ceiling joists are 4.5 by 1.5 whilst the floor joists in the house are 7 by 2 (actual measurements). From my knowledge of beams (joists), the stiffness varies with the width and the cube of the height.
Our goal was to build a ladder with a comfortable angle, level flat steps, and rails that extended into the loft for safer handholds. A good way to get rail angles and step layouts is to measure a step ladder with a similar height to the loft floor.We used kiln-dried framing material and some newel post mounting hardware to make the nice new loft ladder for this project. Step by Step.fter cutting the first rail to length with the right angle at the floor and a birdâs mouth notch to the loft trim, we used it as a template to make the other rail. With one of the rails in place, we determined our step intervals using a step ladder as a model.