I'm moving into a new home, so I need to reinforce the floor area.
Let me know if the design is Doable.
Let me know if the design is Doable.
Joist support.
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If this is in a crawlspace, you need to go as high as possible with concrete or some other termite-proof material.
Here is my reinforcement work, partially done because I am adding more floor joists above the treated 6x6.
Here is my reinforcement work, partially done because I am adding more floor joists above the treated 6x6.
Ahhh...so, besides strength also need to consider termites.
I'll go with the all concrete pieces.
Thanks for the input.
I'll go with the all concrete pieces.
Thanks for the input.
Bderick67;5077590; said:Personally I would go with jacks, instead of blocks and wedges, as dodgefreak8 did.
You can also "sister" your floor joists by adding additional joists secured to the sides of the existing.
The jacks are a temporary solution. Eventually, that block of wood under the jack will be eaten by termites and become unstable...If you removed the block of wood, the jack's weight would be focused on the center of the 16x16x4 block and would likely cause the block to fail over time. The jacks are also much more expensive and much more likely to fail or leak. IMO, I can't think of one single advantage to using the jacks over the blocks. Blocks are especially economic if you are planing to reinforce for more than one aquarium.. As a matter of fact, I just went ahead and did the entire floor of my house in this manner because it was so cheap. Dodgefreak8's setup is really clean looking....just not designed for the kind of reliability that I need out of the support system for my aquariums. Good luck!
I was thinking about using Floor jacks for permanent, but after seeing this picture got me thinking other wise.
I would also add solid blocking or cross bracing in-between the joist...just my 2 cents. do this for tubs and such for weight.
Piscine;5077638; said:
So if there are termites, why would they only eat the wood at the bottom of the jack? Considering my house was built using 7 of these floor jacks, my choice for reinforcing my floor to handle my 450g tank. Well lets say it sure wasn't going to be an 8' pile of concrete blocks. The two jacks I added were less then a hundred bucks and collectively are rated to support over 25,000 pounds.
leeishom;5077665; said:
I'm sure there is a story behind this. I'm also sure that if you were to search you could find a pic of some crumbled concrete blocks.
True.
That setup is open to subjectiveness. Load, age of jack etc.
What is the measurement from dirt to the joist in your setup?
That setup is open to subjectiveness. Load, age of jack etc.
What is the measurement from dirt to the joist in your setup?
leeishom;5077730; said:
I actually have a basement. So mine distance is about 8 foot. So concrete blocks were not even an option. I'm sure if constructed properly either method would be fine. Depending on your scenario one may have an advantage over the other.