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  WOOD BEAM SIZINGTM    WEIGHT module 
  Attic live loads are no different than other floors, if there is enough headroom clearance to create livable space, now or in the future. 
 If headroom is limited, attic live load should allow for weight of attic storage
 (20 psf minimum), unless there is no attic access.
  
|  LIVE LOAD  |  
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   | 10 | 20 | 30 | 40 | 100 |  
| pounds per square foot |  
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  DEAD LOAD  |  
|   |   
   | 5 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 40 |  
| pounds per square foot 
 
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