I am planning to rennovate the wood floor in my old stone barn (walls of limestone and sandstone), and lower and level the whole thing in the process, which will mean taking the joists down and refixing them to the walls. I have two basic options for fixing the joists into their new positions in the walls : 1) putting them in the old way, which will be a lot of work and is frankly intimidating, since the original joists go all the way through the wall which is a good 60cm thick. 2) using "sabots" (metal fixations) to attatch them either directly to the wall, maybe using a "chemical anchor", or (2b) - as I have seen on some forums - to a supporting beam which I fix along the wall with through bolts. While option 2 looks like a lot easier, I am not so sure I like the difference in stress this implies, since the joists will not be pushing straight down on the rock wall, but pulling down on one face of it and relying on the stone wall to resist the twistingforce of the anchors or through bolts.... In any case, does anybody have any suggestions or experience in the matter ? Much thanks, TOM