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Larryandlinda 12-28-2009 11:06 AM

Attic flooring
 
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Originally Posted by Spectreron (Post 239951)
Do the attics have flooring or does that need to be installed to use the storage space?

with the flooring installed, what are the typical limits of load?
can it support 'living' or just storage.
Not a two ton waterbed, just walking 'round.

L&L

BogeyBoy 12-28-2009 11:32 AM

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Originally Posted by Larryandlinda (Post 239954)
with the flooring installed, what are the typical limits of load?
can it support 'living' or just storage.
Not a two ton waterbed, just walking 'round.

L&L

Everyone I have seen is only okay for storage, there is just enough room to move around in a half-standing position. I wouldn't put much weight up there, but maybe the builder can give you some load limits. I have a few hundred pounds of stuff, spread around and I am also up there when I need to retrieve a stored item.

On our first home we paid extra to have the space built during construction, which included the flooring. In our current home we had to add the flooring after purchase.

Larryandlinda 12-28-2009 11:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spectreron (Post 239951)
Do the attics have flooring or does that need to be installed to use the storage space?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BogeyBoy (Post 239957)
Everyone I have seen is only okay for storage, there is just enough room to move around in a half-standing position. I wouldn't put much weight up there, but maybe the builder can give you some load limits. I have a few hundred pounds of stuff, spread around and I am also up there when I need to retrieve a stored item.

On our first home we paid extra to have the space built during construction, which included the flooring. In our current home we had to add the flooring after purchase.

Thanks Bogey
One of ours was an older model home on which the roof was modified to cover the screened lanai that's now an enclosed Florida room with a roofline going from wall to original peak.

We will check with a builder, but it's probably stick-built.
With 100k of us, maybe there's even a retired contractor among us?
I know once we arrive down yonder we'll share some of the skills we picked up over the last 5 decades

L&L

Bosoxfan 01-06-2010 10:12 AM

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Originally Posted by ceejay (Post 239816)
We live in Amelia and I haven't heard anything...any info would be appreciated...thanks!

I wonder why there wasn't any info on this..Privacy for the family? I can respect that.I also live in Amelia and would like to express my condolences and know that you are in my prayers.

mulligan 01-06-2010 10:23 AM

attic activity
 
I was always told by the truss designers that unless "attic trusses" were specified, they were not designed to support any weight but themselves and the sheetrock attached below.

downeaster 01-06-2010 04:05 PM

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Originally Posted by ceejay (Post 239816)
We live in Amelia and I haven't heard anything...any info would be appreciated...thanks!

It was mentioned in the Daily Sun a while back. At that time they declined to identify the people involved.

Bosoxfan 01-06-2010 05:34 PM

I've only been here since september but I'm noticing a trend.The Daily Sun doesn't report anything that's a downer.Real life has things that bring people down,but then again life in the villages is all sunshine....and I love it so maybe they're right!!

Larryandlinda 01-06-2010 10:28 PM

Daily Sun
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Bosoxfan (Post 241657)
I've only been here since september but I'm noticing a trend.The Daily Sun doesn't report anything that's a downer.Real life has things that bring people down,but then again life in the villages is all sunshine....and I love it so maybe they're right!!

Coming from a
family of old time newspaper veterans and a recent communication masters' graduate, we are fans of good papers, and the Sun is a well done daily, something fading from the American scene.

We catch bits from the online version and have read about some of the disasters and personal tragic losses.

We have even noticed rare traces and an occasional allusion to another side of the aisle.

A good paper needs some balance

L&L

mulligan 01-07-2010 07:41 AM

daily sun
 
As a paper owned and operated by the developer, probably at a loss, one can assume that there will be no content that reflects negatively on any aspect of TV. I think TOTV is the medium that provides the balance.

Megan 08-03-2010 09:48 AM

attic stairs are a must if you plan to access the attic.im sorry to hear about the accident over in the village of amiela a while back.homeowners beware attic stairs can be unsafe aswell.please use caution when installing yourelf.i used mandm services 352 307 5972 they have installed over 10,000 stairs in the villages alone without any problems. they also did my gutters this company comes highly recomended by many villagers for great product at a great price.

megan:angel::angel:


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