For other grades and species and for other loading conditions refer to the awc stjr.
Residential attic loads.
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Loads should be determined in accordance with this chapter.
0 9d 1 0e effect or 0 9 when resisting the load when permanent.
Minimum uniformly distributed live loads adapted from sei asce 7 10.
Storage space dead load of partitions 20 lbs.
2attic loads may be included in the floor live load but a 10 psf attic load is typically used only to size ceiling joists adequately for access purposes.
Minimum design loads for buildings and other structures location uniform load psf kn m2 apartments see residential access floor systems office use.
Spans for ceiling joists shall be in accordance with tables r802 4 1 and r802 4 2.
The minimum live loads provided in table r301 4 are the minimum loads which must be applied in the design of each of the elements listed.
For example if building is 24 x 24 and has trusses and the load on the roof will be for 30 lb snow load and a ceiling with no storage will total out like this.
However if the attic is intended for storage the attic live load or some portion should also be considered for the design of.
The load on an outside wall with clear span trusses is exactly half the load on each wall.
Dead load of attic floor not floored 10 lbs.
In sleeping only areas a 30 psf live load is required.
Table r802 4 1 ceiling joist spans for common lumber species uninhabitable attics without storage live load 10 psf l δ 240.
Dead load of attic floor when floored 20 lbs.
Other uses for attics and lofts include a live load plus a 10 psf dead load for the weight of the floor support system floor sheathing sheetrock on the underside and any insulation.
Other residential rooms 40 psf.
Attics constructed to include storage space must be designed for 20 psf live load.
0 9d 1 0w a load factor of 1 6 when adding to load 7.
Offices require 50 psf.
Code for residential buildings that creates minimum regulations for one and two family dwellings of three stories or less.