Hi Larry, With a 24 foot span I would consider 16" on center as opposed to 24". ----- Original Message ----- From: "Larry Stansifer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 30, 2007 2:06 PM Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Loft
Hi Guys, Well you all have almost inspired me enough to attempt an 8x24 storage loft over one end of my shop. I am thinking 4x8 boards 24 feet long bolted through the outside block wall and another 24 foot long 4x8 bolted to 4" diameter support poles. The bottom of the floor would be 8 feet off of the shop floor. My plan is to cut through the concrete floor dig down about 4 feet and cement in the support poles. with the poles at 6foot intervals. I would install joist hangers every 2feet giving me 24" centers, using 2x6 joists to support 3/4 plywood flooring. Does this basic layout sound feasible? Do I need to double up the joists in the middle? What if any special tools will I need? I own a couple of cordless and air powered drills, wrenches, a saws-all and a second hand circ saw that isn't worth much.I also have a chop saw that I can put a wood blade in if needs be. I have read a lot of comments regarding the talking tape measure both good and bad. Do I need one or is their an alternative? Let me know what you guys think. I do have a friend who is a structural engineer and he told me he would be happy to look it over before I spend any money. Regards Larry Stansifer Thou art rewarded for thy results not for thine efforts. The Rogue Warrior [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] To listen to the show archives go to link http://acbradio.org/handyman.html or ftp://ftp.acbradio.org/acbradio-archives/handyman/ The Pod Cast address for the Blind Handy Man Show is. http://www.acbradio.org/news/xml/podcast.php?pgm=saturday Visit The Blind Handy Man Files Page To Review Contributions From Various List Members At The Following address: http://www.jaws-users.com/handyman/ Visit the archives page at the following address http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ If you would like to join the Blind Computing list, then visit the following address for more information: http://jaws-users.com/mailman/listinfo/blind-computing_jaws-users.com For a complete list of email commands pertaining to the Blind Handy Man list just send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! Groups Links
