Can you use cross laminated timber to cantilever a second floor room?

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Is cross laminated lumber to heavy to frame a cantilevered room?

Teresa Pfiffner Published: May 20, 2020, 7:43 p.m.Last updated: May 21, 2020, 10:59 a.m.

I have a 540 sq ft room that needs new framing, insallation, interior and exterior walls. Termites and woodrot have eaten the exterior walls posts and beams. And as it is 15 ft in the air with sun exposure I hope never to paint the exterior. Suggestions?

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