Buddy bought a 3 story old brick department store and took me for a tour thru it today.
In the basement looking up at the first floor joists I see 16inch on center with a support wall near mid span leaving about 15ft or so being supported by the actual 3inch wide twelves.
They don’t build them like that anymore.
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how many you planning on taking home???
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3rd floor is an auditorium with a stage, 100 some feet across with the ceiling like waaay up there.
Still has the order tubes that blew air in them to transfer the orders up stairs and the conveyor systems to transport the goods down. 3 inch tubes are stainless.
No the same guy owns the whole half a block street to street except for one small building in the middle.
The upstairs in one of the buildings are offices like dropped out of the '40s. A walk back in time.
Could almost get lost in the maze of rooms in those old upstairs.
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Wouldn't that make a nice shed?
no they don't.
Of course ,we can't.
No, but you want to!
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I mentioned this b/4 in a thread by basswood. Worked in a bldg in Findlay-Turn of the last century bldg. Joists had 3/4 (thickness) blocking between them. It was a mercantile bldg. Don't know if they brought the merc's in or not, but the entrance we dealt with had no big barn doors. Had two elevators-public/freight(not large). 5 story. The joist set up was on ground floor only.
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