This is because the ladder is simply not strong enough to support any more weight and you are putting unreasonable pressure on the attic access ladders every time you break the weight limit.
Moms attic weight limit.
Or 17 ft it ll come with a mom s attic which provides extra storage space above the driving cab for mattresses or boxes.
All weight hanging from the truss has to be added to the existing dead load.
It is vital to observe the weight rating and make sure that you comply with it at all times.
Rent the 20ft moving truck or a local cross town or one way move.
Designed to move families this 20ft truck has mom s attic for your fragile items the ez load ramp to make loading 50 easier and a low deck height to speed up the loading process.
This information is from u haul s web page which can be accessed by clicking on show all equipment.
An uninhabitable attic not designed for storage can handle a 10 pounds per square foot live load.
A person might think that going by the 10 lbs psf limit that he could safely put 270 lbs on a 4x8 sheet of plywood 270 50 lb sheet of plywood 320 lbs or 10 lbs sf if you weigh 250 that means you could safely have 20 lbs up there with you on one sheet of plywood.
Mom s attic also adds premium cargo space in u haul trucks.
Don t forget unless you re towing your vehicle behind your rental truck or toting a family of five you ll probably have room in your backseat or trunk to haul.
For example on a 26 foot u haul moving van mom s attic adds 70 cubic feet of premium cargo space.
The joists are what support the weight.
Our 20ft moving truck is the perfect mid range truck rental.
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Observing the weight rating.
An uninhabitable attic designed for limited storage can handle 20 pounds per square foot live load.
If you rent a medium size truck from u haul 15 ft.
Not sure how accessible getting plywood would be for you i only had a 2 foot x 2 foot access hole but you can just get a 2x4 and lay it as a walking path across the rafters.
A typical load is 5 and 10 pounds per square foot.
But i also weight half as much as you.
I m guessing you don t have the plans and don t know what live load the attic was designed for.
The dead load on the bottom chord of a truss varies with the weight of materials attached to it such as drywall on the ceiling.
When moving it s important to know how to properly pack a truck.
Just dont stand on the sheet rock itself.
The competition s trucks don t offer any such premium space meaning fragile items must ride with all of the heavy furniture and boxes in their trucks.