Floor loadings for decking

[Tim Nicholson]

I've now had someone design (properly - and for free!) the deck I mentioned in an earlier thread. They've calculated that it'll support

53psf (I assume this is lbs per square foot) but most other posts in this group mention kN/m2.

I found this conversion on the net after much searching - 1kN/m2 =

20.885 lb/ft2 - and would just like some confirmation that it's true, and therefore my deck would seem to meet the usual floor loading requirements.

Cheers

Tim

[BigWallop]

These any help to you Tim ?

[Tim Nicholson]

is superb - exactly what I was looking for (but couldn't find myself - doh!)

Thanks

Tim

[Graeme]

Again google is your friend. Just type "1 pound per square foot in kilonewtons per square metre" and see what happens.

[Andy Hall]

If they are still working in psf and not SI units then I would check everything very carefully....

.andy

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