More support under my house for a 120 Gallon?

[creepyoldguy]

if your worried listen to the creepyoldguy: just get insurance... i'm in the military so it's discounted from geico heavily but im sure it's cheap anyway.... btw i have a 140 gallons with 150lbs of sand and heavy drift on a 2nd floor apartment, it's on an outside wall going across the joists.... just make sure tank is level when you set it up and you'll be fine!! also i have talked to people who have kept 180 gallons on second floors for years with no sag.... and sag is what your worrying about, the tank will never, ever fall through the floor unless your house was built in a 3rd world country or by idiotic carpenters...

Lol seeing as how he said it was built 60 yrs ago, it really was "American made" When 2x4's really were 2x4's. I have a 150 and 180 both sitting on the same floor and did get a jack for the 180 and my floor didn't sag a bit. My house is probably over 100 yrs old with solid 2x8 joists on 24" centers.

 

[indiana hurricane]

If the floor joist are 2X10's or 2X8. You can go out a purchase some more and run them beside the one's already under the house. All you need to do is get some liquid nail and put a good coat between the boards and then screw the boards together all the way across the joist. It will give you the extra support you are looking for and will make you floor more "solid" feeling. Hope this helps.

 

[Brian_Indiana]

I agree with them that it will not end up in the dirt in your crawlspace, but developing a sag is definitely a concern of mine. My house was built in 1970 and had no snags....I want to keep it that way.

....180 on the second floor?? Braver than me!

 

[Gasha]

Lol seeing as how he said it was built 60 yrs ago, it really was "American made" When 2x4's really were 2x4's. I have a 150 and 180 both sitting on the same floor and did get a jack for the 180 and my floor didn't sag a bit. My house is probably over 100 yrs old with solid 2x8 joists on 24" centers.

yea i was stating that because it doesn't matter when your house was built... put it on an outside wall and make sure it is level... all there is to it, and unless your in a 3rd world country or the house was built by an idiot, then don't worry, get insurance... and "american made" don't mean crap.. on a lot of older house carpenters would cut out joists in the middle of a bathroom to fit a tub LMAO.... please go work with a plumber or construction for a day and you will understand my comment about idiotic carpenters.. also i have seen joists notched at the supporting wall(don't know that one...save money...)

If anything a house built now days with the building codes in place is safer than an older house just so ya know... you would be surprised at the crap carpenters did back in the day

 

[SCGeordie]

or the house was built by an idiot, then don't worry, get insurance... and "american made" don't mean crap..

If anything a house built now days with the building codes in place is safer than an older house just so ya know... you would be surprised at the crap carpenters did back in the day

You mean an idiot who would use particle board for blocking between the frame and the brick foundation wall...........like my house that was built 20 years ago?

 

[oddballfish]

Thanks for all the help Im having my hanyman come take a look Shouldnt be a proublem but just to be on the safe side and yes I have homeowners insurance so Im good.

 

[Gasha]

Thanks for all the help Im having my hanyman come take a look Shouldnt be a proublem but just to be on the safe side and yes I have homeowners insurance so Im good.

sounds like a plan! once set up just take a level to it once a month or every couple of months... obviously you can eyeball the water level but i do it just for peace of mind, takes 2 seconds and allows you to notice any changes and if sag is starting so you can correct the problem before the water level is shifting forward 1/2"...