[mbgoss]

Thanks. I will keep all that in mind as I proceed. I will mostly be storing EMPTY boxes, seasonal stuff, and large, bulky, plastic (and fairly lightweight) kids toys. I have boxes of books that need storing but already decided to leave those in the basement because, even if the attic could handle them, I had no desire to carry them up there!

Would sistering in other areas of the attic allow me to add enough strengh to store slightly heaver things in that particular spot (I'm thinking of about an 8x8 area)?