solor Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 The room I want to put a couple hundred gallon aquarium in is on a crawlspace. Any recommendations for a contractor to reinforce the floor? I'm in Anderson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowro8 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I doubt you would need to do anything with the floor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustin1300 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Interior wall? Outside Wall? Size of tank? Age of house? Are the joists running parallel to tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Interior wall? Outside Wall? Size of tank? Age of house? Are the joists running parallel to tank? You might not need to do anything, but these questions need to be answered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopEyeTim Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I would put a few cinder blocks underneath and use floor jacks. Floor jacks are around $20-$30 a piece I think. I used to be a home inspector and got into a lot of crawls, anything that heavy will eventually warp the floor especially if it ever gets wet. I just wouldn't risk it. That's why apartments say no fish tanks sometimes. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PopEyeTim Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I would see floors warp just from the lack of support. Imagine if a floor can do that with no tank then add 1,000 pds to it Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plowro8 Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 If your aquarium is anywhere near a corner of a room, you likely wont need to do anything at all. If your floor joists are 2x10 or 2x12 at 16" on center, it will carry the weight of your aquarium easily. You could reinforce your floor if it makes you feel better, but the only real purpose it will serve is making you feel better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solor Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks for the replies. Aquarium is currently 7' 160 gallon. Future (few years probably) it will be a 8' 300 gln with the 160 as the sump. It will rest on the outside corner wall of a two story, running perpendicular. The joists are 2" by 8" at 18" on center. The entire foundation has been reinforced about 8' off the outside with 2 "sistered 2 x 8's", resting on a concrete footer with cinder blocks. hope the pics come out right.. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I would put a few cinder blocks underneath and use floor jacks. Floor jacks are around $20-$30 a piece I think. I used to be a home inspector and got into a lot of crawls, anything that heavy will eventually warp the floor especially if it ever gets wet. I just wouldn't risk it. That's why apartments say no fish tanks sometimes. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-N900A using Tapatalk This is definitely how You should go about bracing, but do not use cinder blocks. To do it right, you would need to pour some sort of a footer or atleast get some sort of concrete pad to sit it on. Cinder blocks usually dont have enough surface area and will settle into the ground. Also it would help to have a 4x6 to use as a beam under 2 or possibly 3 of the floor jacks. Im a Contractor out of Rushville, Depending on your urgency of having this done, i could come by and take a look. A guy who heads one of my crew lives 10 min south of Anderson so its not out of the way. Or of you wana pick my brain to do it yourself, then just ask!!! Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pwoller Posted March 23, 2014 Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 I had some bounce in the floor of the old house that made me worry so I got a 4x4, 2 concrete blocks and 2 floor jacks. Put those under the middle of the room running perpendicular to the joist. That helped a lot with my issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solor Posted March 23, 2014 Author Report Share Posted March 23, 2014 Thanks for the help. Atomic, I'm going to pm you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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