[Greenbuilding] Sure haz been quiet around here lately!

[RT]

On Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:31:53 -0400, Erin Rasmussen <erin at trmiles.com>
wrote:

>
> I've got a 1950's tract house that I've been steadily working on all  
> summer,
> and when I was down adding plastic and sealing off the crawlspace, and
> adding insulation to the attic, I noticed that the framing of the  
> structure
> seems a little light.  I'm trying to figure out if there's some sort of  
> cost
> effective method of bringing more sturdiness and structural integrity to  
> the
> house.

Which components of the structure in particular seemed "a little light" ?

ie beams ? girders ? floor joists ? ceiling joists ? rafters ? sheathing
?  (and in identifying which of the above, providing an idea of what's
there (ie member cross section dimensions, span, loading etc) would help.


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