tininjun67
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Hey all,
I'm planning on putting a loft up in my shop to get a little extra storage space. The area will be 20 long by 15 wide. The cross bracing will span the 15 ft width.
It is a steel building and I will be using an outside wall to build to. I plan on using 2 2x6 14 gauge c-channels welded together and welded in place on the outside wall as support for the cross bracing. I will then build downward to the ground like a stud wall with 2x4 c-channel. The other wall will be located in the middle of the shop and will have a 5" round pipe at each end with a 4" I-beam spanning the 20ft gap between them. (The round pipe is 1/4" wall and will be bolted to the floor and welded into the I-beam trusses of the building) It also will be supported with 4" c-channel to the floor like a stud wall. Crossing the 15 ft from the 4" I-beam to the doubled 6" c-channel will be 6" c channel with 3/4" plywood as a floor for the attic and 1/2" dry wall as a ceiling for the 1st floor. The room below the attic is planned to be a body prep area. In the attic itself I plan to store bulky car parts that take up too much floor space or shelving unit space in the shop. I don't plan on having anymore than 1000 lbs of parts up there but let's call it 1500lbs to be on the safe side. The height of the storage space severely limits the amount of stuff you could stuff up there anyway. So my questions are :
1) What spacing should I use on the 4" c channel studs under the 4" I beam and 6" double c-channel that will become the support walls.
2) What spacing should I use on the 6" c channel that spans the 15ft and will make up the floor/ceiling?
Thanks for your help,
Paul
I'm planning on putting a loft up in my shop to get a little extra storage space. The area will be 20 long by 15 wide. The cross bracing will span the 15 ft width.
It is a steel building and I will be using an outside wall to build to. I plan on using 2 2x6 14 gauge c-channels welded together and welded in place on the outside wall as support for the cross bracing. I will then build downward to the ground like a stud wall with 2x4 c-channel. The other wall will be located in the middle of the shop and will have a 5" round pipe at each end with a 4" I-beam spanning the 20ft gap between them. (The round pipe is 1/4" wall and will be bolted to the floor and welded into the I-beam trusses of the building) It also will be supported with 4" c-channel to the floor like a stud wall. Crossing the 15 ft from the 4" I-beam to the doubled 6" c-channel will be 6" c channel with 3/4" plywood as a floor for the attic and 1/2" dry wall as a ceiling for the 1st floor. The room below the attic is planned to be a body prep area. In the attic itself I plan to store bulky car parts that take up too much floor space or shelving unit space in the shop. I don't plan on having anymore than 1000 lbs of parts up there but let's call it 1500lbs to be on the safe side. The height of the storage space severely limits the amount of stuff you could stuff up there anyway. So my questions are :
1) What spacing should I use on the 4" c channel studs under the 4" I beam and 6" double c-channel that will become the support walls.
2) What spacing should I use on the 6" c channel that spans the 15ft and will make up the floor/ceiling?
Thanks for your help,
Paul