"Christian McArdle" wrote in message
et...
"We can not guarantee the structural integrity of any flooring
construction if the occupancy on the bearing loaders is more
than twenty persons. " That kinda' put me off buying a

Do you think a similar guarantee is available for older properties? From
what I can tell, joist sizes required now seem frequently to be larger
than
that used 100 years ago.

Christian.



Really ? You ain't seen the joists in this 100 year old tenement we now
live in. They're almost like someone has just slightly squared off the
trunk of the trees and laid floor boards over them. Comparing these to the
ones used now and you'd definitely notice the difference in build quality.


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