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Sistering floor joists with lvl
Yes you can.
Generally the easiest/cheapest and most understood thing is to sister with dimensional and that is probably going to be the default go-to for most contractors.
LVL is thicker 1.75" ...
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Minimum supported floor weight in the UK
Let's do some math.
Typical floor can carry 30 pound per square foot load.
You have 12 square foot furniture with 300 pounds weight.
The floor can carry 12x30 = 360 pounds
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