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Old diamond metal lath plaster ceiling strength for supporting heavy loads?
I am an avid DIYer and have been renovating a space in an old commercial space from the 1950s. It is a hodge-podge of various building materials over the years. In our space is, from what I gathered ...
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Trying to determine appropriate beam size for a header on a large sliding glass door
I am considering installing a large sliding glass door in an Exterior wall with load from both interior 2 story slopped ceiling joists/rafters (new door going into 9' end) and on the other side is an ...
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Hang 250 kg (550 lbs) on concrete wall
I want to hang a 250 kg (550 lbs) water heater on the exterior wall (this mass includes the water). The system to attach it is included (two metal bars, attached with 2 screws each).
The concrete wall ...
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What to use for 16ft span, max 1500 lbs
Greatly appreciate if anyone out there would have an idea what to use to support a lift in the center of a 16 ft span, and have a 1500 lbs max load?
Thinking of maybe three stacked 2x8x16s??
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Single stud removal
I have a 2 story house with basement built in 1904 and I'm wanting to create a doorway into a bedroom from the living room.
Through the center of the house is the wall which is load bearing. The wall ...
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Type of hanger on hanging beam?
I am putting in a hanging beam in my ranch style house. To replace a load bearing center wall. The only load on the wall is ceiling load. It is a hip roof. The lumber in all rough cut. They are 2x6 ...
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How much weight can a 2x4 wall support?
I would like to build a desk and attach it to my wall like so:
I have a countertop surface that's about 6' long by 2' deep. It's pretty heavy. I would like to support it by mounting a 2x4 ...
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Max load on a 30Amp Sub Panel
1st post so go easy :-) and hoping someone can help. I am currently investigating the feasibility of this and whether to approach an electrician on it (i.e. is it even possible without massive rework)...
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Cantilever support [duplicate]
Using two 2x12 that are 12' long tied to a supporting a Load Bearing ceiling with no floor above, can 24 inches be used as a cantilever to support another load bearing ceiling supporting wall?
To ...
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sistering a 2x6 to current 2x4 rafter
I purchased a home with a car port attached to the detached garage. The current carport rafters are 2x4 spanning 12' (24" o.c.) with CORRUGATED FIBERGLASS panels for roofing material. The ...
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Installing Hammock Chair from Ceiling with Metal Joists
I’m mounting a hammock chair to my ceiling using 2 eye-bolt plates rated for 160 lbs max load. The plates came with 4 screws meant for wooden joists, but after drilling a pilot hole, I realized the ...
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Hanging swing from back patio roof
My back patio roof is a flat roof with 2x6 rafters which look to be connected to the house using joist hangers. The far end of the rafters sit on a 4x12 beam.
With the weight of the swing and people,...
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Splicing load side of GFCI receptacle
I have a Junction box with incoming 120v coming into it. I want to Install a GFCI recpetacle in this location. From this same location I would like to splice the load side of the GFCI in order to ...
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How do you calculate the horizontal force created by a load hanging from hinges with a hinged bend (as in a hangar door)?
I am trying to calculate the horizontal force created by a raised hangar door, but for the purpose of this question, we can consider the horizontal force of a 2x4 stud that is connected as shown in ...
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Will a 4x8 swingset beam with 4x6 notches at either end support a 16 foot span?
Non-engineer here, I'm trying to adapt a typical "A-frame swingset design" (like this https://www.instructables.com/id/Free-standing-A-Frame-Swing-Set/)
to be a small set of traveling rings ...
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Can I skimp on the jack stud?
Installing a closet in the very corner of an old house. Note, I don't have a proper king stud, but two 2x4s with a plywood spacer in the middle. This is a load bearing wall.
I'm working with very ...
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50 amp GFCI Tripping randomly
My 50 amp GFCI Breaker tripped periodically so I disconnected the load wires from the lugs and turned it back on And after about a minute it tripped again. I then changed the breaker and it tripped ...
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Can my floor hold 2100 lbs of dead load?
I'll admit I don't get how to compute how much my floor can hold, and probably wouldn't trust my own math, even if I came up with the right answer.
I'm looking to purchase a recording booth. I do ...
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Why do I see such different rafter span tables for open beam ceilings?
Considering an open-beamed ceiling in southern california.
Span is roughly 12'6" long ... perhaps 3-in-10 slope.
I would like to use 4x8 rafters every 48 inches. However, this table from ...
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GFCI Outlet Hard Fail
I have an electrically powered Drop-shade that is hot-wired to the load side terminals of my GFCI. The GFCI is a dedicated circuit there are no other outlets daisy chained to this GCFI.
It worked ...
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Do breaker trip curves ever begin BEFORE the load printed on the breaker handle?
It's commonly accepted that the continuous load of a circuit should usually not be more than 80% of the rating of the lowest ampacity link in that circuit.
Do breakers ever 'enforce' this de-rating ...
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How much weight can a 3/4“ x 8” lag bolt hold when drilled in half way?
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How much weight can a 3/4" x 8" lag bolt hold when drilled in half way? What about other lengths and thickness, and percent drilled in? Is there some sort of formula to calculate?
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Shower divider wall – load bearing?
Redoing the shower in the master bathroom on 2nd floor and debating whether to knock out a wall and put in a corner glass enclosure. Started by removing framing to make 7’ shower to an 8’ shower. Easy ...
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simple niche/nook shelf: boards resting on screws
I have a niche/nook in a room (marked red)
and some leftover chipboards of width 16mm. Together they should make a simple shelf. So I would cut the chipboards to the same width/depth as the niche/...
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Is the wall load bearing?
I was hoping to open up my kitchen to living area and make an island where it the pantry and coat closet is. All I have are these floor plans. Is that wall structural?
Thanks!
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8'x8' platform 8' off the ground. If 4x4 steel columns, do I need bracing?
Remote off-grid land with lots of bears, coyotes and even turned wild domesticated dog packs.
I'd like to build a 8'x8'platform 8' off the ground for camping and use the bottom for storage.
If my ...
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How to finish concrete ceiling - beam span calculation
I have a room below my garage (suspended slab). I want to finish the room/ceiling. The room's dimensions are approximately 24' x 23.5' (this is to the walls, which are already framed/dry-walled). I ...
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Reason for no header spanning this load bearing wall?
I'm fairly certain this is a load bearing wall as the beam in the basement is directly below this wall.
My question is, shouldn't the area pointed at with the white arrows have a header if this is a ...
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What load panel should I use?
About 25 years ago I built a solid log cabin with 200amp service. The load center is on an interior wall (and hard to get at) and there is a 200amp disconnect just below the meter outside (so the load ...
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Load bearing wall above door?
I have a narrow hallway with a doorway right in the middle. I'm trying to get rid of as much of the doorway as possible. I got rid of the trim and this 1/2 inch door frame.... but what's going on in ...
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Is it load bearing? Weird attic config
thanks for taking a sec to read. I just bought a small house in which the ceiling joists in the Attic seem to change from east to west to north to south. I am wanting to remove part of a wall in which ...
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Can I electrically isolate appliances by putting them on separate legs of a split phase supply?
In my office, I have a server (powered through a UPS) and a laser printer on the same circuit. When the laser printer turns on, the lights dim and the UPS will briefly switch to battery. This ...
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Is it normal to have your load bearing wall not line up with your basement support posts and joist?
I am looking to do a pass through in my kitchen, and I was looking to confirm in the basement if everything lined up nicely for the 5-6' header I was going to put in. I noticed that the wall (load ...
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Is this wall load bearing? Blueprints and photos attached
I would like to remove the highlighted wall on the second floor of my house in order to create a loft area.
Please help me identify if I'm dealing with a load bearing wall.
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Can a 3way switch provide a constant hot line to another unrelated load or switch?
I had some electrical work done but we were unable to test the lines and now the electrician is gone. To simplify the problem, we have two electrical boxes and two loads. One load (INSIDE LIGHT) will ...
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Is a roofing delivery truck likely to crack my driveway slab?
I am having shingles delivered. The truck weighs 62,000 lbs, will this crack my concrete slab driveway? Also, they plan on a dump truck in the driveway to throw shingles from the roof. I am not sure ...
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how to hang 200lb chandelier?
I'm planning to buy crystal chandelier that weigh 200lb. We will be replacing existing chandelier in the two storied foyer (height 18 feet). Current chandelier is installed using electric metal box on ...
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How to tie the optimal cordelette in this specific 7 point scenario?
This is a followup to this question: How to fasten one end of a rope to multiple points so as to distribute load equally?
Specifically, I'm following this answer's advice about using a cordelette. ...
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How to fasten one end of a rope to multiple points so as to distribute load equally?
I'd like to hang a cocoon-type hammock device from a few railings overhead. It hooks onto a single point and hangs vertically, as opposed to a traditional hammock that you'd see hung horizontally ...
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Load-Bearing Wall? Parallel to Joists, single story, but has attic supports [closed]
I've had multiple professionals look at this wall, and no one has been able to give me a clear answer (2 home inspectors, and 1 structural engineer). So I've come to the source of all truth, the ...
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Can I fit a 90" dining table plus 8 chairs in an 11' ford cargo van? [closed]
I'm trying to figure out what size van I need to move a 90" dining table plus 8 chairs, the 2 table legs can be detached from table top for transport:
The van has 11 feet of cargo space
Height of ...
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Why are some of my trusses nailed to interior wall top plate?
I am hoping someone can answer why I have multiple trusses nailed into the top plate of a small interior wall in my home. In the first image, I have highlighted in red where the trusses actually touch,...
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my house has old warped joists. Is joist blocking safe?
I purchased a house built in 1960 and like other people have mentioned the terrible bounce, I got the same exact situation.
I'm thinking of installing blocking to strengthen the floor.
The 7 joists ...
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Is joist blocking safe on these old warped joists?
I purchased a house built in 1960 and like other people have mentioned the terrible bounce, I got the same exact situation.
I'm thinking of installing blocking to strengthen the floor.
The 7 joists ...
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Load bearing wall or not?
I have a 10ft wall that spans only a third of the width of the house but is perpendicular to the 20' long 2x10s below it. One end of the wall could transfer load to the foundational wall but the rest ...
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Can I remove framing members forming a wall below a load bearing beam?
I am in the process of buying my first home and my head is already spinning with update ideas. The main idea, in particular, is renovating the kitchen/dining. There is a wall separating the two spaces ...
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Is it safe to store a wheel/tire set in my garage loft area?
I'm not sure how much they weigh. I assume around 50lbs a piece. Here is the area I will store them in:
Any specific way I should arrange the load or am I worrying too much?
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Voltage and Current in Domestic Wiring
According to European std. The domestic supply voltage is 220 V. When an equipment of high load current rating (Such as Kettle) is turned ON, the other elements such as 40W filament lamp is dim and ...
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How to physically disable the “large load” option on a washing machine?
My old washing machine has 4 options (with the highest setting to be "large load"). How can I physically disable the dial in such a way that the large load will no longer be an option for the users?
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Allowable load tables based on usage
When looking at allowable load tables from Simpson for their joist hangers, why are there different numbers for different cases, even though the force is in the same direction?
For example, the LUS24 ...
