Browse Forums Building A New House Re: Why strengthening is required ? 8Jun 14, 2007 7:49 am That reference will normally be in regards to a timber subfloor construction where bearer & joist spans are calculaled to carry 'normal' floor live,dead & point loads.
Extra loads such as for a water bed or 10 ton pianos require extra strengthening of the subfloor as in extra joists or a stump directly under the load point etc. It is not unusual. Peter Clarkson - AusDesign Australia www.ausdesign.com.au This information is intended to provide general information only. It does not purport to be a comprehensive advice. 6 11528 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17775 Hi All, I just wanted to close this topic out with an update. So we ended up agreeing to a number with the insurance company, and after an extensive amount of hand… 8 23388 |