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Glowing Bits! · 5th Jul 2020, 4:26 am

Our house was built in the late 1700's, it has solid oak beams at a spacing of just over a foot, the floorboards are solid wood with woodworm holes, at least 1 inch thick, the contents upstairs will weigh at least half a ton, the ceiling has always had a natural middle sag since we moved here in the mid 90's.
In case curiousity gets the better of you, the floor in the middle, compared to the sides, has a dip of at least 2 inches, it is noticeable when walking from one end to the other.
The floor joists rarely move when bouncing around up there, the floorboards do it instead.
If it puts the OP's mind at ease, a (sadly deceased) mate had an attic full of VHS tapes, many thousands, the ceiling did bow slightly with all the weight, it never collapsed though.

5th Jul 2020, 4:26 am	#15
Glowing Bits! Octode Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Wrexham, North Wales, UK. Posts: 1,457	Re: Too much weight- floor collapse? Our house was built in the late 1700's, it has solid oak beams at a spacing of just over a foot, the floorboards are solid wood with woodworm holes, at least 1 inch thick, the contents upstairs will weigh at least half a ton, the ceiling has always had a natural middle sag since we moved here in the mid 90's. In case curiousity gets the better of you, the floor in the middle, compared to the sides, has a dip of at least 2 inches, it is noticeable when walking from one end to the other. The floor joists rarely move when bouncing around up there, the floorboards do it instead. If it puts the OP's mind at ease, a (sadly deceased) mate had an attic full of VHS tapes, many thousands, the ceiling did bow slightly with all the weight, it never collapsed though. __________________ Rick, the annoying object roaming the forum.