stoneaxe
Stainless
- Joined
- Mar 2, 2010
- Location
- pacific northwest
Our small wood shop has an elevated floor due to being built on a hillside. About 1500 square ft.
6x6 posts with 6x12 beams, 2x10 x 10' fir joists 16" on center. All in good condition.
The floor is 3/4" T+G plywood, and over 30 years has gotten worn though a layer or two in certain areas. And we are starting to put heavier machinery on it.
What would you recommend to thicken the floor, and increase it's ability to handle point loads? Ideally, when I retire, it would be cool to be able to put a car in there. Or roll a pallet jack with a load on it.
So far,adding a new plywood deck over the old one, maybe 1 1/8" or 1 1/2" thick is the best idea I could come up with. About 50 sheets or so. Maybe use a bead of construction adhesive over each joist.
6x6 posts with 6x12 beams, 2x10 x 10' fir joists 16" on center. All in good condition.
The floor is 3/4" T+G plywood, and over 30 years has gotten worn though a layer or two in certain areas. And we are starting to put heavier machinery on it.
What would you recommend to thicken the floor, and increase it's ability to handle point loads? Ideally, when I retire, it would be cool to be able to put a car in there. Or roll a pallet jack with a load on it.
So far,adding a new plywood deck over the old one, maybe 1 1/8" or 1 1/2" thick is the best idea I could come up with. About 50 sheets or so. Maybe use a bead of construction adhesive over each joist.