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"Christian McArdle" writes:
In a victorian house of standard construction with an apex roof, how
much weight can one put in the loft?

There are all sorts of roof construction with different constructions, so it
is not possible to give you a definitive answer. However, it is unlikely
that a Victorian loft would be suitable for heavy storage, as the joist
sizes are very unlikely to be anywhere near that required by modern building
regulations.

Agreed. I generally keep only empty boxes up there for packing
things back in when I move. There are a few heavy things up
there, and they are all positioned in a line along the top of
the structural wall which supports the centres of the loft
joists.

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Andrew Gabriel