"Swingman" wrote in message
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Bill wrote:
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Lew Hodgett wrote:

Time for a reality check.

Those attic "floor" beams are probably 2x4s.


Curious to know: Just how much weight can or should be placed on 2x4s
configured like that??? Recently my new neighbor, who just moved in,
was walking around in his attic and stepped off of one of the beams
and fell through the floor landing in the kitchen!

Sounds like he fell through the drywall on the ceiling, and it won't hold
your tool box in some houses.

Tell him not to worry, he's probably ranks only somewhere in the millions
of all the folks who have done that.


It came up like this. I went over to introduce myself having
moved in just a few weeks before he did. And we were going through our
"new homeowner checklists" with each other; I was explaining that I was sort
of
leery about walking around in my attic because I was concerned about falling
through--and then he pointed to a pile of broken drywall!! I mentioned
that
it was really sort of funny when you stop to think about it and that he and
his wife
would laugh about it someday..but like I said earlier, he wasn't to that
point yet... ; )
I won't laugh too loud, as I'm only 1 step away from falling through my
ceiling too.





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