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--Ty-- t1_it4rwv8 wrote

Reply to comment by NotEnoughIT in General Feedback/Getting Started Questions and Answers [Weekly Thread] by AutoModerator

Can three people stand in your room shoulder-to-shoulder? Cause that's about 540 lbs right there. Four people would be 720 lbs.

You should be fine, but in the future, use 2x4s. 2x2s have almost no rigidity (and therefore very little weight distribution)

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NotEnoughIT t1_it505ex wrote

I can still use 2x4s. Should I put them flat or vertical? Vertical I’d assume? Then I just may throw some in horizontally to prevent slippage. I went with 2x2s to make sure it couldn’t shift.

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--Ty-- t1_it51ic2 wrote

Vertically for load distribution. Vertically but going the other direction (as blocking) for stability and torsional strength.

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NotEnoughIT t1_it5bspc wrote

Thanks. I’ll add some blocking. Makes perfect sense.

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