nightjar nightjar@ wrote:
"JK" wrote in message ...

In a victorian house of standard construction with an apex roof, how much
weight can one put in the loft? I have a bunch of old books and tapes I'd
like to hide, but I've never had a loft before...don't wantthe ceiling
coming down.


In all probability, you should be careful of simply walking around up there.
The joists were usually just strong enough to hold up the ceiling and not
always strong enough to do that.

Colin Bignell


Thanks, both of you, it's as I thought. Now I can explain to the
management that we have to keep the books under the bed!