:D. I have a 130 year old farmhouse where I wish to install an upstairs bath with a glass block shower wall. Without having to call in an architect, would the floor support this ? The ONE wall would be about 3 feet from the outside wall and be 4 feet longjody.otto@thrivent.com

Judy, to even think about answering your question requires much more information than you've given us. We need to know the eaxt configuration of the second floor, and where in the floor the shower will be located. We need to know the size of the floor joists, the spacing of them, and their span. We need to know how the floor joists are supported below.

Then, if you've ever seen how plumbers can massacre floor framing in order to install their pipes, we need to know if the floor framing in the bathroom has been so massacred, and in what way.

Most of this can be verified on-site by a competent architect or structural engineer, and it shouldn't cost a bundle. You only build it once, but you'll have to live with it for a long time. It's worth doing it right.