From: trader4@optonline.net
Newsgroups: misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Help. Too much Weight on 2nd Floor Structure?
Date: 13 Mar 2006 04:58:13 -0800
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Todd H. wrote:
> "Billy"  writes:
> > I have a bathroom project that I'm doing and I loaded all the materials
> > into my master bedroom - not knowing if I'm loading too much weight on
> > the second floor structure. I have placed eight standard sized sheets
> > of wonderboard (6 x 9's, I think), four 8 x 12 sheetrock sheets, three
> > hardibacker 8 x 10 floor sheets, a 24" bathroom wood cabinet, 25"
> > granite top with ceramic inlay bowl amd a Kohler toilet - all in one
> > quarter section of a 18 x 12 bedroom. It all seems fairly heavy for the
> > one segment of the room, but then I look at our solid wood armoire,
> > dresser and bed and think maybe I'm sweating this for nothing.
> >
> > Is this too much weight in one area for a 40 year old single family
> > split level home? Is there standards and maximum weight capacities for
> > a room? I never really thought about this and need help quick.
>
> Call a degreed and professional licensed structural engineer first
> thing tomorrow and get them to your place asap.
>

Yeah, more good practical advice.  Spend a few hundred bucks for an
engineer, instead of just moving some stuff around.   Residential
construction should be built to take a minimum load of 30lb/sq ft. and
there is plenty of margin in that, especially if it's in a corner.
So, make a good estimate of what the material weighs and if it exceeds
that, move some around.





> There's no way to answer this on usenet, and for free, from a bunch of
> hacks like us with no access to inspecting your actual construction,
> you won't want to trust our answers anyway.
> 
> Best Regards, 
> --
> Todd H.  
> http://www.toddh.net/