Second Story Flooring

[millhouse76]

Greetings all,

I am in the process of planning out my wood shop. My shop is a 6 car on the first floor and the second story is split between the wood shop and man cave. The floor is plenty strong but since the PO used it for hay storage they never really invested much into the floor. Currently its 3/4 inch particle board. I want to install some moderatly professional equipment like a shaper and full table saw but I was wondering if / what I should do to help reinforce the floor. Should I put another layer of plywood and then pad the underneath of the heavier machines or should I go another route. Its already wired for 110-220v with 100amp box. I plan on either putting wood floor or 10-12" slate tiles on the other side for the man cave floor. That will eventually get a pool table once I figure out how to hoist it up to the second story =)

Thanks

Ryan

 

[Garage Flooring]

When it comes to flooring you have your decorative floor, your I Joists and your subfloor of course. The I Joists and sub floor make a system that give it 'loads'. You have dead loads (your slate tile) and live loads -- anything that moves.

IF it was built for storage and they asserted that when constructed, storage usually has a higher requirement than residential. But often people will not write storage because it becomes expensive.

Your best bet is to see if you can find the original engineering. Second best bet is to find out the size of the I joists (height and width) & any beams (or what size lumber). How far they span, if they are supported, how close together they are supported by any posts. If you take that to a lumberyard they can tell you if they sold the same system today what it would support.

 

[millhouse76]

The floor joists are 2x10's every 16 inches. The original plans was that the second floor could support 50,000lbs. The center support is a 10x10 running the full length of the shop supported in the middle with a 10x10 post. Like I said the floor is currently 3/4 partical board on top of the 2x10's. If I want to put heavy machines for wood working; shaper, table saw, jointer. I'm just wondering what type of flooring should go down next. I do have plans for a nice slate tile floor on the man cave side ( upstairs is divided into two sections) but I don't know what to do since those machines are hundres of pounds and cause a lot of vibration.

 

[Toolfool]

Are you talking particle board or OSB ? Is it tongue and grooved ? If it was my woodworking area, I would lay 3/4" T&G plywood over the existing flooring, perpendicular to the original layout, glued and screwed. Solid base for whatever you'd want to put on it.

(Welcome from Whidbey)

 

[slickgt1]

Are you talking particle board or OSB ? Is it tongue and grooved ? If it was my woodworking area, I would lay 3/4" T&G plywood over the existing flooring, perpendicular to the original layout, glued and screwed. Solid base for whatever you'd want to put on it.

(Welcome from Whidbey)

+1. Your joist seem strong enough. Just stagger the joints.

 

[rsanter]

Are you talking particle board or OSB ? Is it tongue and grooved ? If it was my woodworking area, I would lay 3/4" T&G plywood over the existing flooring, perpendicular to the original layout, glued and screwed. Solid base for whatever you'd want to put on it.

(Welcome from Whidbey)

This......

Bob

 

[millhouse76]

Thanks. I'm planning on doing just that!

 

[Toolfool]

This would leave you with 1-1/2" thick floor to lag bolt machinery to. If you decide to lay slate or tile in the other area, screw down 1/2" Hardiboard to set your tile to.

 

[slickgt1]

This would leave you with 1-1/2" thick floor to lag bolt machinery to. If you decide to lay slate or tile in the other area, screw down 1/2" Hardiboard to set your tile to.

Glue hardiboard as well. PL Premium, and pray for the person that might have to take it off someday.