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Originally Posted by Frank Z
There have been a number of threads on this subject at HTF. I would strongly recommend contacting an architect to make sure the end result will still support the upper level or at least transfer the load to the appropriate point.
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ya, thats why i have called in contractors and engineers, and they have given me insane ammounts for putting in the supports.
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Originally Posted by chlnger1970
Looks like a good plan. I think the only thing I would do different is moving the seating up 8 feet
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well the diagram is not totally to scale, the seating will probably not be that wide and will be moved up at least a few feet.
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Originally Posted by EM3
You could paint them black so they wouldn't be noticible when the lights went out ...... It required brute strength and a lot of planning. The supports are fastened directly into the concrete floor.
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They will be covered with drywall/soundproofing/acousic material so painting them wont be an issue.
What you described is pretty much exactly what I'd be doing, but with a 16ft beam instead of a 24, then using a Hilti drill to attach the big side beams to the concrete.