tank upstairs , how i work out,what do you think

[njackson]

hi

i been researching about weight of floor and the floor should not exceed 152kg per a square meter , i want to put a 6ft x 30iches in my bedroom and that is 1.2 square meters and about 970kg , so that not good, so my room is 8 square meters , so that about 1200 kg ,so if i lay a big sheet of plywood it should be all right , but how much do a bed , draws , shevles, wardrobes weight is ,what do you think.

 

[FSM]

Your post is a bit incomprehensible. You want to get a 6x2.5 foot tank in your room, which will way 970kg? But because that will exceed 152kg per sq meter, you want to lay a big sheet of plywood where? Under the tank to try to increase the area of the base of the stand?

I don't think that will work. Plywood will flex; it won't distribute weight evenly.

 

[njackson]

Your post is a bit incomprehensible. You want to get a 6x2.5 foot tank in your room, which will way 970kg? But because that will exceed 152kg per sq meter, you want to lay a big sheet of plywood where? Under the tank to try to increase the area of the base of the stand?

I don't think that will work. Plywood will flex; it won't distribute weight evenly.

yep that what iam thinking , do think that right or wrong about the 152kg per a sq meter , got form a website.

 

[fishman61]

When I set up my 150 gallon tank in the formal living room, I set up 2 floor jacks and had 6x6 treated timbers under the floor joists to hold the 2000lb tank. I know it may have been a bit overkill but I was'nt taking any chances.

 

[daveO]

hi

i been researching about weight of floor and the floor should not exceed 152kg per a square meter , i want to put a 6ft x 30iches in my bedroom and that is 1.2 square meters and about 970kg , so that not good, so my room is 8 square meters , so that about 1200 kg ,so if i lay a big sheet of plywood it should be all right , but how much do a bed , draws , shevles, wardrobes weight is ,what do you think.

Floors are constructed to spread loads, all you are doing by putting ply down is adding more weight. Pay an engineer to work this out for you, it'll be cheaper than paying to clean up the mess if you take the advice of someone on a forum saying it'll probably be fine and it all collapses.

The 152kg is probably an engineering tolerance for new build under current regs. I certainly wouldn't assume that is correct for every building, there are hundreds of variables.

FWIW I had my last house looked at and was advised not to put a 400litre tank upstairs there despite good construction. With my current house I've had 4 9" extra glulam beams put under anywhere with potential to take that same tank. That was calculated for the weight of the tank as a dead load on top of usual furniture.

I've owned cars that weighed less than your tank and I certainly wouldn't park them on conventional floors.

 

[njackson]

Floors are constructed to spread loads, all you are doing by putting ply down is adding more weight. Pay an engineer to work this out for you, it'll be cheaper than paying to clean up the mess if you take the advice of someone on a forum saying it'll probably be fine and it all collapses.

The 152kg is probably an engineering tolerance for new build under current regs. I certainly wouldn't assume that is correct for every building, there are hundreds of variables.

FWIW I had my last house looked at and was advised not to put a 400litre tank upstairs there despite good construction. With my current house I've had 4 9" extra glulam beams put under anywhere with potential to take that same tank. That was calculated for the weight of the tank as a dead load on top of usual furniture.

I've owned cars that weighed less than your tank and I certainly wouldn't park them on conventional floors.

thanks for that now i have the idea, so how much did it cost you to have your house look at for you fish tank and the beams to be put in , if you don't mind thanks , so that i have a idea how much is it going to cost.

 

[daveO]

I got it all done for free since the family buisness is architecture/structural engineering. The extra beams were put in when the house was built last year so it was just the cost for materials.

To get an engineer to look at it might not be too expensive, it depends whether you just want an opinion or full calculations and certification for your house insurance purposes I guess. Shop around, a few companies are looking for work right now and might do it cheaper.