Browse Forums General Discussion Re: Is HEAVY bookshelves on timber upper floor a problem? 5Oct 06, 2014 10:04 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is HEAVY bookshelves on timber upper floor a problem? 8Oct 07, 2014 8:24 am Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Is HEAVY bookshelves on timber upper floor a problem? 12Oct 10, 2014 9:25 am Engineers and designers would have that room rated as a single or double bedroom - with the floor joists worked out for dead load and live load with a safety factor built in accordingly. If you have that increased weight all that would happen is that you would probably get more deflection in them and a bit more bounce as people move around. If you wanted to use that room as a loungeroom or for any of your other ahem, multi-person activities you should have told the builder at the design stage. You could also apply that to any other part of your build. Stewie Firstly, if your house is still under builder's warranty (10 years in Victoria) you should have no need to crawl into roof space but let the builder handle it, unless you… 3 4479 What size are the windows, double or single glazed, can I have a pic of the full windows inside & out? If you can see packers please take a pic. 1 10952 Engineering timber is certainly a less fuss option, times cheaper to supply and install and better withstands humidity. 1 11478 |