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    Aug 10, 2011, 09:50 AM
    Have a loft overlooking living room. How would I go about extending the floor?
    Want to enclose the area, except for an opening where you climb up.
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    Aug 10, 2011, 10:04 AM

    Your post title and the question do not match. Which do you want to do; enclose or extend, maybe both? This would require a mermit in most areas and rightfully so since a structural engineer would need to calculate the new load on the loft. Something is carrying the weight of the loft, possibly a header and it may not be big enough. Ask your local building inspector what he will require before he'd OK your permit
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    Aug 10, 2011, 05:22 PM
    Extending infers a cantilever, enclosing infers a wall. What are you trying to do.
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    Aug 13, 2011, 10:47 AM
    Thanks for the reply. Sorry for the incorrect terminology but I know nothing when it comes to construction.
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    Aug 14, 2011, 01:36 PM
    Well, tell us what you want to do and we'll try to help you reach that goal. Enclosing is usually fairly simple, extending is another story.
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