Answers.Body: <p>Extra support in form of pillars/walls underneath (remember that also weighs something and as such should be supported) is one (and probably the most widely used) solution, another would be to build the floor thicker, and depending on how weak the floor is and how much it has to support yet another solution might be to just not care.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-07-16T08:08:28.777Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-07-16T08:08:28.777Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Henrik supports the community
Answers.Body: <p>Most real-world buildings will have one or both of the following features:</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>Load bearing columns - in tall tower blocks you'll often find the lifts, emergency stairs, etc form a central column that the floors can be anchored to.</li>
  <li>Supporting beams - these are typically steel beams that travel from one load bearing wall to another, and the floor will then rest on those.</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>Where you have both these features, the supporting beams will go from the exterior walls to the support columns, or from column to column, providing both rigidity to the structure and support for the floors.</p>
  
  <p>Your LEGO builds should aim to incorporate those features if you need to support plates that are smaller than your building's floor plan.</p>
  
Answers.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Answers.CreationDate: 2018-07-16T16:03:33.840Z
Answers.LastActivityDate: 2018-07-16T16:03:33.840Z
Answers.UserDisplayName: Zhaph - Ben Duguid
Body: <p>When I build a skyscraper out of LEGO and the floor above is weak do I remove the flooring from above and a pillar underneath and then put the floor back or something?</p>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 4.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2018-07-15T04:31:15.943Z
Comments.Text: Howdy Tibor, we don't work for LEGO, but there are folks on here who can definitely answer this.
Comments.UserDisplayName: chicks
Tags: <building><modular-buildings>
Title: How do you support upper floors in tall buildings?
UserDisplayName: Tibor Hollmann
ThreadText: # How do you support upper floors in tall buildings?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2018-07-15)
  
  When I build a skyscraper out of LEGO and the floor above is weak do I remove the flooring from above and a pillar underneath and then put the floor back or something?
  
  **Tags:** building, modular-buildings
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: Howdy Tibor, we don't work for LEGO, but there are folks on here who can definitely answer this.  
  
  ---
  
  ## 2 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_2 on 2018-07-16. Score: 1
  
  Extra support in form of pillars/walls underneath (remember that also weighs something and as such should be supported) is one (and probably the most widely used) solution, another would be to build the floor thicker, and depending on how weak the floor is and how much it has to support yet another solution might be to just not care.
  
  
  ---
  
  ### Answer by username_3 on 2018-07-16. Score: 1
  
  Most real-world buildings will have one or both of the following features:
  
  1. Load bearing columns - in tall tower blocks you'll often find the lifts, emergency stairs, etc form a central column that the floors can be anchored to.
  2. Supporting beams - these are typically steel beams that travel from one load bearing wall to another, and the floor will then rest on those.
  
  Where you have both these features, the supporting beams will go from the exterior walls to the support columns, or from column to column, providing both rigidity to the structure and support for the floors.
  
  Your LEGO builds should aim to incorporate those features if you need to support plates that are smaller than your building's floor plan.
  
  
  ---
  
  