Public rooms and corridors in residential
Public rooms and corridors in residential
(OP)
I wonder what would constitute a "public room" or an area serving a public room in a residence. I see this in ASCE-7 pg. 18 and I suspect this may be for multi-story residences but probably not for single family dwelling. I was considering 40 lbf/ft^2 should suffice. Any suggestions please?






RE: Public rooms and corridors in residential
The reason i do bathrooms at 40 is for the additional dead loads from grouting, cabinets, and just the fact they seem heavier than a bedroom.
RE: Public rooms and corridors in residential
The way I read ASCE 7-10, you are interpreting the load requirements correctly. Note that there is a grouping of load requirements for "One- and two-family dwellings", and a different grouping for "All other residential occupancies".
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RE: Public rooms and corridors in residential
RE: Public rooms and corridors in residential
You are not exactly clear as to whether you are designing for a "public room" or for rooms within a single family residence.
Just in case, if you are designing for a public room, use the 100 PSF.
Also, even in a one-family residence consider balconies (which sometimes are not considered):
60 PSF: Balconies of 1 & 2-family residences not to exceed 100 S.F.
100 PSF: Balconies over 100 S.F.
RE: Public rooms and corridors in residential