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Information Junky
Join Date: Mar 2001
Location: an island, upper left coast, USA
Posts: 73,167
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Wood structures are surprisingly flexible. (easily jacked) Superman and Steve both are on target. Furthermore "doing it right" is NOT a 200 year design solution. (tho' a 200 sol'n is likely what a contractor and/or code may push for.) Just tell the contractor that you're looking for a 40 year solution.
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Everyone you meet knows something you don't. - - - and a whole bunch of crap that is wrong.
Disclaimer: the above was 2¢ worth.
More information is available as my professional opinion, which is provided for an exorbitant fee. 
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