7mm beams in houses.

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    Rather startled today whilst working under a newish Queenslander to see that the floor beams were only about 7mm thick. Plywood I beams. 400mm centres, span 3m. Claimed to have the same properties as LV beams, but that’s obviously rubbish, the fire resistance would be negligible. Rubbish plywood with huge knots, likewise the top and bottom parts were cheap knotted pine too.

    Anyone familiar with this type of, ah, ‘construction’?
 
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