tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407042517491805603.post8213732858485550828..comments2023-04-17T07:09:45.419-04:00Comments on Aycock-Morgan House: Laundry room/Attic accessJason and Heatherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07731395305372774135noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407042517491805603.post-71068857929831559682009-04-14T20:46:00.000-04:002009-04-14T20:46:00.000-04:00Ok let's clear some of this up. The joists will ho...Ok let's clear some of this up. The joists will hold up just fine. They have held up for over 100 years with a heavy wood ceiling hanging from them without any deflection at all. <br /><br />The old wall I tore down and moved between the kitchen and dining room was also hanging from this ceiling. The bottom of the studs had rotted and weren't even touching the floor so the entire wall was actually hanging from the ceiling. The joists did not bow at all from this.<br /><br />This is not cheap white pine that you buy at Home Depot here, it is petrified 120 year old southern yellow heart pine. I weigh 230 and I can jump up and down on them and they barely move.<br /><br />The ceiling beneath the joists are wood, not plaster, and yes of course I am installing a pan in case the washer overflows.<br /><br />Also, I'm not going to be hauling laundry up any stairs, that is the point of putting the laundry room up there, it's right next to the bedrooms.Jason and Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07731395305372774135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407042517491805603.post-26469258213053140042009-04-14T13:45:00.000-04:002009-04-14T13:45:00.000-04:00I will see Jason and raise Todd, a ceiling problem...I will see Jason and raise Todd, a ceiling problem and a real water disaster.<br /><br />Vibration alone will loosen the plaster, overflow issues will soak the plaster and lath, leading to a mess you don't want to think about.<br /><br />As far as the structure is concerned, depending on having a bearing wall somewhere below that you can spread the load, at the very minimum you need to sister those ceiling joists. <br /><br />If you are really serious about hauling laundry up 2+ floors, that is the mimimum that I would build. <br />I would place at least the washer in a square shower pan with its own drain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407042517491805603.post-46174356193027022632009-04-14T12:28:00.000-04:002009-04-14T12:28:00.000-04:00I'm with Jason. Current building codes will requir...I'm with Jason. Current building codes will require larger floor joists. The "joists" in that photo are really only ceiling joists and "collar" ties for the raftered roof.<br /><br />Vibrations will also be a major problem.Todd - Home Construction Improvementhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16563578597121107989noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3407042517491805603.post-24192991180043614942009-04-14T10:38:00.000-04:002009-04-14T10:38:00.000-04:00Can the ceiling joists really hold a washer and dr...Can the ceiling joists really hold a washer and dryer safely? Filled with water and clothes, I imagine a washing machine weighs north of 300 lbs. Will you need to beef them up somehow?Jason Brozekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17931384933631081622noreply@blogger.com