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pier beam house load
i am wanting to put a large tank on a pier and beam house. (no slab). What type of floorjoists and how many would you think i need for a 120x 36x30. i can more sills also
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depends on the span of the floor joist. Also, to a lesser degree, depends on the local design codes.
How big is your room and is the tank going against a wall? |
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I havent built the house yet. I was thinking about using double 2x10 on 12 inch centers. with 1 1/8 floors
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still need the span. Is the joist spanning eight, ten, twelve feet?
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the joist can span whatever i need it to. if i need sills placed every 4 feet so my span is only 4 feet that is what i will put, if i can get away with 15 feet then i will do that. i will build whatever i need to get the job done, i am planing on double 2x10 ever12 inches(floorjoists), then for my sills whatever you think would be the best, if i have to tripple up the joists i can do that to,
thanks for the help |
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I didn't spend a great deal of time but I think you can get by with double 2x10 spaced about 16" apart on a span of around 8 feet.
I assumed this tank will be near a wall and that the joists are perpendicular to the tank. |
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not a load bearing wall, this should not matter as long as the sills are placed at the right distanse under the tank, write or wrong
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right. what I was trying to say is that I assumed the tank is not in the middle of the span but near one of the sills
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Are you going to build the stand yourself?
What I did on my pier and beam for my 375 g: I used 4x4 posts that went straight down to the ground on top of concrete footings. This way there is no weight on the floor, it goes directly to the ground. |
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i never thought of that that would be a good idea before i build my house i can poor a nice footing to hold all of the weight, thanks that is a great idea, that is so easy to tdo
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