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Chemical
- Mar 8, 2003
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I just bought a house and have some concerns, or perhaps I'm a bit paranoid, about the weight I'm placing on the 1st floor.
The idea of ledger board construction was new to me, and I really never considered it until after buying the house. The whole concept is distressing. How do I know when I am placing to much weight on the floor? I have the rooms packed with chairs, tables, and couches. I also have several thousand books in cases made for me. In a month I will have 50 people over for an event. How do I make sure the floor is safe? Should I just get some lolly (spelling?) columns and a 4x4 to reinforce the pressure put on the main beam and the small strip of wood that was run along the main beam 90 years ago to sit the joists on?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff
The idea of ledger board construction was new to me, and I really never considered it until after buying the house. The whole concept is distressing. How do I know when I am placing to much weight on the floor? I have the rooms packed with chairs, tables, and couches. I also have several thousand books in cases made for me. In a month I will have 50 people over for an event. How do I make sure the floor is safe? Should I just get some lolly (spelling?) columns and a 4x4 to reinforce the pressure put on the main beam and the small strip of wood that was run along the main beam 90 years ago to sit the joists on?
Thanks in advance,
Jeff