750KG's on the second floor will the floorboards take it?

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I have just purchased a Rena 600 which when fully loaded weighs around the 750kg mark to be safe.

I have layed down some polystyrene and taken off the casters from the base so the cabinet lays flat on the floor and the weight is distributed evenly.

If I have worked it out correctly then this is a pressure of 71.8 kg's per sq ft.

The base of the cabinet is 192cm x 50.5cm

Can the floor take it? The area I want to put it is over the overhang.

I have attached some pics, and I'm getting the original architects plans tomorrow if needed.

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this is accident ready to happen . If you move it so the wait is on the load bearing wall it should be OK

Tienie
 
I was thinking the same thing but hoping some one would just say hell yeah it can easily take it.

Any more opinions?
 
The wall that it is against in the picture must be a bearing wall, atleast under the from the floor down, how else is the overhang carried?

I found a good article on the web around structural questions and aquariums, other than that my suggestions would be to have an engineer or experienced builder take a look and tell you where you can safely put it.
 
the only problem I see is with the over hang, 1 side isnt supported at all.
 
Yes it is a bearing wall and the side of the house that the end of the tank is against, I can see that it would be better against the bearing wall. So where it is, is a definite no then I guess? It is still only as full as you see it in the pics, I worked out this is how heavy the last tank was which was fine for over a year.

Bobleflaad can you link me to that article?

As I said I'll try and upload or relay this info I get from the architect tomorrow then this should shed some more light on the matter.

If it does have to go against that wall I'm going to have to convince the MRS which is going to be seriously hard :( I can foresee lots of grief!
 
all I can say is measure the hangover from the floor to the bottom of it, fill it up and see if it moves. If not im pretty sure your golden since the tank sits just about above a wall.
 
well as you can see there is nothing holding up the flood near the over hang. I would sugest no. But the only way to truely tell if find out if the heat duct has a load bearing beam coming up from the bottom. if it doesn't then there is no chance of it staying there for long. I mean how long do you think something really heavy with nothing holding it up will last. i've seen the insides of those hang overs. there is nothing to them. if you must try and see if it will work. make sure you keep checking all area of the floor and bearing walls for wapage. or take a level to the floor. i'm sure before you even get the tank filled the floor will sag a bit. i would never sugest leaving it if the floor is saging. even alittle bit. as for the artical. i came across it the other day. a great read and tells you everything you need to know.
 
I'm a project manager for a demolition company, like the others have said, for this to work without you re-enforcing the floor it needs to be on a load bearing wall. I see the load bearing wall and then theres the overhang. What you have is basically a "T" with studs on the overhang to support the bulkhead. So thats more weight & stress on the overhang already unless you have support beams coming out of the right side also.

I'd say no to filling that bad boy up until you see the Arch plans, just flip to the proposed floor plan since thats what they used to build it then theres a section for wall types.There should be a detailed page for that particular buildout of the bulkhead, most plans should have that so the drywallers know how to hang the drywall and studs.
 
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