Q: Can my wood floor handle this weight?

[OddBox]

Hey everyone, I am actually not a fish keeper.... HOWEVER i thought if there was anyone who could help me figure this out it might be you guys?

So little background.... we moved into this house which has a very large basement....


My room has carpet flooring and seems to be a new addition?

I stomped on the floor to hear to see if there's solid foundation or what but it sounded as if there's something underneath.


Okay so I actually own an argentine red tegu lizard and I am attempting to build an enclosure of 8x4-5x4 (ft LxWxH).

Substrate feels like it could weigh around 600-800lbs and the enclosure will be made of 3/4inch wood. It will have a floor joist as its base and I want to put heavy duty casters underneath it. Will have rows of 5x3, to reduce the pressure points.... I need to make it so it can roll as its a pain otherwise. Ontop of the carpet and below that there will be a thick heavy duty mat so it can move easier.....


I do not know how much the whole set up will weigh once everything is in it. I am going bioactive, and will have quite a lotta lights.

The substrate will constantly be wet soo... I am thinking this will all weigh from 1,300lbs to 2,000lbs.

Will this break my floor? I don't know what exactly is underneath it, other than wood floors. Also need to put it against a shelf which is a foot or so away from the window.

substrate will be a mix of coco husk, top soil, sphagnum moss, cypress mulch.


P.S. I AM ASKING HERE BECAUSE YOU GUYS DEAL WITH HIGH WEIGHT OBJECTS ON FLOORS OFTEN.

Figured I would try my luck.

 

[tlindsey]

Hey everyone, I am actually not a fish keeper.... HOWEVER i thought if there was anyone who could help me figure this out it might be you guys?

So little background.... we moved into this house which has a very large basement....


My room has carpet flooring and seems to be a new addition?

I stomped on the floor to hear to see if there's solid foundation or what but it sounded as if there's something underneath.


Okay so I actually own an argentine red tegu lizard and I am attempting to build an enclosure of 8x4-5x4 (ft LxWxH).

Substrate feels like it could weigh around 600-800lbs and the enclosure will be made of 3/4inch wood. It will have a floor joist as its base and I want to put heavy duty casters underneath it. Will have rows of 5x3, to reduce the pressure points.... I need to make it so it can roll as its a pain otherwise. Ontop of the carpet and below that there will be a thick heavy duty mat so it can move easier.....


I do not know how much the whole set up will weigh once everything is in it. I am going bioactive, and will have quite a lotta lights.

The substrate will constantly be wet soo... I am thinking this will all weigh from 1,300lbs to 2,000lbs.

Will this break my floor? I don't know what exactly is underneath it, other than wood floors. Also need to put it against a shelf which is a foot or so away from the window.

substrate will be a mix of coco husk, top soil, sphagnum moss, cypress mulch.


P.S. I AM ASKING HERE BECAUSE YOU GUYS DEAL WITH HIGH WEIGHT OBJECTS ON FLOORS OFTEN.

Figured I would try my luck.

Welcome aboard
I don't think anyone can answer this without knowledge of what's under the flooring.
I always suggest calling a Structual Inspector.

 

[OddBox]

Welcome aboard
I don't think anyone can answer this without knowledge of what's under the flooring.
I always suggest calling a Structual Inspector.

Unfortunately- I can't . It isn't my house. I am told part of the basement is under it.

Is there a number that would like not affect it but still be on the high side ?

I mean. I am on a tempurpedic adjustable base with a tempurpedic memory foam queen bed. I weigh 378. Yeah im a chunk. and the bed only has 4 casters? So I know it can definitely handle my weight.

 

[tlindsey]

Unfortunately- I can't . It isn't my house. I am told part of the basement is under it.

Is there a number that would like not affect it but still be on the high side ?

I mean. I am on a tempurpedic adjustable base with a tempurpedic memory foam queen bed. I weigh 378. Yeah im a chunk. and the bed only has 4 casters? So I know it can definitely handle my weight.

Is it possible for you to go down in the basement? If so take pic and post. Tbh I can't give you a number but other members may be able to give you a concrete answer.

 

[Fat Homer]

You also have to understand that while you sleep on your bed at night that weight is temporary as in you aren’t sitting in the bed 24/7…

not to mention that the weight of you + the bed probably isnt close to the weight of your setup when fully complete…

so basically speaking, anyone here would be just guessing if it will work if you dont actually know the weight of the complete setup + whats underneath your floor boards, as all these things can effect whether it will hold or not long term…

 

[OddBox]

You also have to understand that while you sleep on your bed at night that weight is temporary as in you aren’t sitting in the bed 24/7…

not to mention that the weight of you + the bed probably isnt close to the weight of your setup when fully complete…

so basically speaking, anyone here would be just guessing if it will work if you dont actually know the weight of the complete setup + whats underneath your floor boards, as all these things can effect whether it will hold or not long term…

Is there a simple way to do this?

 

[OddBox]

Is it possible for you to go down in the basement? If so take pic and post. Tbh I can't give you a number but other members may be able to give you a concrete answer.

would that give the iinfo?

 

[OddBox]

OH I just remember! I had a 75 gallon aquarium filled to the brim with water and i remember adding black sand to it last year and it was there for a year on top of a long work bench. underneath it I had the largest fluval filter. On the same work bench I had 1 more fishtank. It was a 29g filled up with water and some rocks and stuff

Does this make any difference at all...?

 

[OddBox]

Actually I found a pic in the cloud for last year.

I used to have 2 fish tanks side by side in a large husky brand workbench.

I had a 75g, and a 29g

If this helps anyone.....

 

[Fat Homer]

Is there a simple way to do this?

the tank you could probably work out the approximate weight if you knew all the glass thickness and dimensions…

then the stand would be a similar process asking whoever is making / manufactures it to tell you or finding out the weight of raw material used…

then it would come down to the rest of the stuff going in (such as sand / decor) which maybe a bit of guess work unless you already own it, in which case you could possibly throw them on a scales and weigh it out…

but most important will be to know whats under the floor boards? Also is this tank going to be on the ground floor / basement or is it going to be on say something like the 2nd floor of your house?

if its in the basement i would guess and i emphasize GUESS you may have a lot more load bearing weight vs something that is on the 2nd floor…

coz right now with the weight you are estimating will be placed there is quite heavy, so its best to make sure that wherever you place said tank can support a dead weight of close to 1 Ton / 2000 pounds long term or you may find your floor sagging over time which could eventually lead to a real disaster…

thats also why normally when people here are doing large tanks tend to do them in a basement or make sure they have enough reinforcements under their tanks to support the weight they need…