tank upstairs, brick wall

[Toby_H]

I missed your diagram

the compressive strength of a brick wall is huge... meaning the amount of downward force it can hold...

So if the wall is in good shape, and is properly sitting on a solid foudation... and the ceiling/floor joists are in good shape sitting squarely on the top of the brick wall...

This should support a fairly huge tank. I don't think I would put a 8' x 4' tank up there... but it sounds like you would be safe to go a lot bigger than a 55 gal...

 

[njackson]

thanks for the help , i have lookin around the house and thinking about the wall and the wall hold another brick wall and the floor that all.