Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Aug 16, 2022 11:49 am Anyone had timber bearers/joist fail from overload before, and did that cause wider structural damage to the house or just basic repair/replacement? I hope to setup a large wall library similar to photo, but am worried this will cause excessive stress/loads. I know timber is strong, but it'll have a limit too... or is this nothing to worry about for ordinary households? Thanks Like ⋅ Add a comment ⋅ Pin to Ideaboard ⋅ Re: Heavy Load & Timber Bearers/Joist 3Aug 17, 2022 8:34 am At a guess you are well and truly over the limit for normal house loads of 1.5KPa Excessive deflections are deemed serviceability failures Consult a local engineer if in doubt. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Assuming you've modelled the TB8, TB10, TB12, TB2 & J1 joists/LVLs there, it appears as per drawing to me. There maybe should be an additional J1 between TB10 and T12 if… 3 31864 Seconded; we just used these last weekend to build a small deck. They worked perfectly as we have bluestone in the area where we wanted to build so digging down was not… 8 9094 1 10156 |