How much weight can a CLS stud wall carry?
Timber walls are a lot weaker than masonry walls, but they still can carry significant weight. I thought I would take a standard CLS stud timber from Wickes and see how much weight it can carry, using just a Sharpie pen and a calculator! You can follow along in my latest video.
In this video you will learn:
- How to calculate what load a timber will take
- Which measurements you need to take
- The effect of wall height and why noggins are so important
Get the free download timber specification tables here.