would it hold??
- Thread starter Nsr250NYC
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- Philippines
do the JH test... have 10+ peePs stand in one pLace and jump-Jump :tongue1: ...haviNg muSic whilE jumping doeSnt hurt either :lol:
haha well i dont think downstairs will like that. they might skip rent next month. lol oh yeah also, should i get the plumbing kit that come with AGA's megaflow? or should i make my own durso standpipe and stuff. its 50 bucks for that.
- Location
- Philippines
how much is the pLumbing kit vS the DIY :scratchch wiLL yoU actuaLLy make one that looKs better even if it is cheaPer 
- Location
- Philippines
i like thinGs to looK gooood :lol: :smokin:
Do you know which direction the floor joists run. You need to have the tank perpendicular to them. You would most likely span 3-4 floor joists with a standard 90 gallon (4 feet long), which should be OK. However, if your worried you could alway put the tank on a slab of wood that is longer than the tank (say 1' on each side) displacing the weight over a longer length (more floor joists).
it's good dude the tank inst jumpin or anything its dead weight, why do people underustimate the strenght of wood and ur house is build 4 years ago? thats a very new house. my houses frame is like 100 years old and i have a 75 standin on a 45" or 48" i forgot on the second floor high custom wooden stand cabinet and its done fine
LOL Sam when you've been to places that didn't care how much weight they put on an upper floor you'll see what the big deal is. Load bearing walls, Perpendicular to Joists/cross beams, weight displacement is one thing. The other you must consider is the overall weight of everything else in that room as well. Truss construction(which you probably have being only 4 years old wood frame) is very strong but with anything the more stress (stress=weight)you put on the supports the quicker the deterioration of the material under it. Deterioration can take 100 years remember. there are alot of if's here!
Also take into consideration the following question:
If the floor by some fluke does give way where is it going?
What or who is under you means alot as well. Ok EOL (end of Lecture) and get to makin a great 90 gal tank.
Also take into consideration the following question:
If the floor by some fluke does give way where is it going?
What or who is under you means alot as well. Ok EOL (end of Lecture) and get to makin a great 90 gal tank.
humm thanks guys, now i have to take a look from downstairs. how can you tell where the joints are? when i look up, all i see is the white painted ceiling. lol i have to make sure it doesn't mess up my house. my family own the damn thing. wouldn't want to lower the resale vaule now.
- Location
- Howell, NJ
i agree with solbby that is a really good idea so it distributes all the weight equally. as long as you find the beams going across as solbby said the tank has to be perpendicular to them..
- Location
- lindenhurst,ny
1 gotta 120 on the secound floor just go along the perimeter walls or a load bearing wall
Is your house one of those brick faced two family things in Queens? detached? Most houses I seen in NY have the floor joist run the shorter span of the house, and most exterior walls are also weight bearing walls. Just remember a 90 gallon tank is about 1,000 pounds when filled.
first if your house is that new there should be no problem putting a tank along a load bearing wall perpendicular to the floor joists.
if not then you need to find the person in charge of building the house and get your money back
Like cali-reef said the joists should run the shortest distance, it would not make sense to build it otherwise.
also I need to clear up this belief about putting a board under the tank to distribute the weight. if you have a stand with four legs, placing a board under it will barley make a difference in the way the load is spread. it's still going to be concentrated in the four corners.
if you want to spread the load as evenly as possible you need to have a stand with a flat bottom, with sides and a back that run along the perimeter of the stand and hit the base of the stand evenly. this is the only way the weight will be dispersed along the length of the stand.
if you think this is critical for your situation you can pm me and we can get together, I can give you some simple plans to make a safe stand.
if not then you need to find the person in charge of building the house and get your money back
Like cali-reef said the joists should run the shortest distance, it would not make sense to build it otherwise.
also I need to clear up this belief about putting a board under the tank to distribute the weight. if you have a stand with four legs, placing a board under it will barley make a difference in the way the load is spread. it's still going to be concentrated in the four corners.
if you want to spread the load as evenly as possible you need to have a stand with a flat bottom, with sides and a back that run along the perimeter of the stand and hit the base of the stand evenly. this is the only way the weight will be dispersed along the length of the stand.
if you think this is critical for your situation you can pm me and we can get together, I can give you some simple plans to make a safe stand.
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