Currently building a loft in a summer cabin. The floor joists for the loft will rest on 2 interior walls (2-span) with a span of 2.95m x 2 = 5.9m. I'm considering whether the interior walls can be framed with 45x70 on cc450 or if that would be too weak??? It will be OSB & gypsum on each side of the walls.
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· Blekinge
· 10 117 posts
Doesn't it become three compartments with two inner walls?
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· Arvika
· 1 527 posts
It should work, this wall becomes really strong with OSB on both sides.
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· Blekinge
· 10 117 posts
Even small studs can handle large vertical loads as long as they are prevented from buckling, for example, by fastening strong sheet material on both sides.
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