bluestu91
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Hi everyone - new to this forum. We recently bought a house and I shifted what I thought was a non-load bearing wall over by 1'. The wall (as i learned!) supports the ceiling joists which were lap-joined over the wall. On one side the span was 9', and 11' at the other. Now the spans are both 10' but the shorter joists are no longer supported by the bearing wall. I'd like to reinforce the shorted joists by adding 1' sections to them and attaching via fabricated nail-plates, and bolting the entire thing together (see attached). I should add there are rafter ties right above the joists, so i believe the joists are mostly 'just' holding up the ceiling. Curious for other's thoughts.
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