Concrete pad in the back rooms. Why you parenthesize the word possible, is beyond me since it's much cheaper to build a three hundred gallon tank than it is to buy one. It might cost me three hundred dollars, cheaper if I mill my own timber.It's a house
If room is on concrete pad, he's good. If not, he'll need to reinforce the flooring for his "possible" 300 gallon.
Southern Oregon help needed
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My house was built in 1931, so here's an example: a two by four was still two inches by four inches, and in houses built in the seventies and newer, a two by four is actually one and a half by three and a half. Also, the wood used to build my house, the cells and rings are closer together, than in newer construction.
But, yes, some structural reinforcement would probably be a good idea if I have the tank in the main house.
Has anybody else actually done this in oregon Or am I pioneering in this state?
Hello; I do follow the thinking concerning older lumber both in actual sizes and growth rings. My questions center more around the sort of structure, especially the floor joists. My new guess is likely on 16 inch centers, but merely a guess.
Hello; is the planed 300 gallon tank to be placed on the concrete pads?
Hello; I had a DIY 125 gallon tank in service for several years. Had an angle iron frame. Let me tell of one sort of mistake I learned about the hard way. In addition to the angle iron perimeter frame, there was a cross brace which ran across the center on the top at the middle of the tank. From side to side across the top.
That center brace was not the issue. rather than weld the cross brace it was attached to the top of the perimeter frame with small machine bolts with a nut. Thru holes drilled. The culprit which eventually cracked a glass panel was one of the small bolts. Did not use stainless bolts & nuts. The common steel bolt rusted over the years with the rust eventually building up enough to touch the glass. Seems rust can put pressure on the glass in a confined space.
Made a mess when the plate glass cracked but was in a basement on a concrete floor and had a drain.
good luck
Because sounded like you weren't sure if you gonna get or buy a 300 gallon. Wasn't nothing negative.
"I'm looking to either buy at least a three hundred gallon tank, or possibly, get some help building one into the structure of my house in that room."
Depending on the dimensions of the tank, I would reinforce an area a bit more larger than the tank for length and width.
