Tanks Upstairs?

[johnboy!]

I live in a semi detatched house, 3 bedrooms, and currently only have the one tank upstairs (24x24x16) and was wandering how safe it is to add another, identical tank next to it? its against the chimney wall and a another wall, the new tank would be next to it to make it effectively 48x24x16... would it be safer to put the other tank the other side of the room?

 

[fishguy2727]

I have NEVER heard of a tank going through someone's floor or even damaging it. People have gun safes, water beds, fat people over during parties, and nothing happens. Unless you have a very old house it is nothing to worry about.

 

[Mowbz]

As above, unless your going to turn an entire room into a tank, you should be fine to put whater you want up there. If your really worried, you could pull up your floor boards and see where the crossmembers are, to make sure your placing the tank over as many as possible to spread the weight, but even then i wouldnt bother unless your looking at something 6ftx2fx2ft or above.

 

[StandbySetting]

Are you in the UK? Building regs here state that each square metre of upstairs floor must be able to withstand 1500N of live load, which is very roughly 150Kg per square metre, get the tank over as many joists as possible and make sure that you don't exceed the 150Kg m[sup]-2[/sup] value.

 

[fluttermoth]

I've got two 240l upstairs (on opposite sides of the house) as I was told it was perfectly safe and I've had no problems the two years they've been up here.

 

[STEWARDSONS]

fat people over for parties

ha ha ha ha ha ha

 

[KkAaNnEe]

That is how I decided mine would be ok though, i thoight about two heavy people sitting on a sofa, roughly the same weight as my tank...

Some older houses are actually built much stronger than new ones though

 

[Mowbz]

Some older houses are actually built much stronger than new ones though

I would go as far as to say MOST older houses are stronger! Look at an average floor joist these days, 10 inches tall, 2 inches thick. I lifted a rotton one out of the victorian (1890) house i used to live in, and it waws twice as thick!

 

[coldcazzie]

That is how I decided mine would be ok though, i thoight about two heavy people sitting on a sofa, roughly the same weight as my tank...

Some older houses are actually built much stronger than new ones though

Agree. Think about a bath full of water with a person sitting in it... or the weight of a chunky wooden chest of drawers/wardrobe/bed. Place it perpendicular to your joists and you'll be fine if you're really worried, place a bigger piece of plywood underneath the stand so that the weight is further spread out.

 

[holidayinn]

You won't have any issues, as its by the chimney and they are two two foot tanks, it will be fine.

 

[KkAaNnEe]

That is how I decided mine would be ok though, i thoight about two heavy people sitting on a sofa, roughly the same weight as my tank...

Some older houses are actually built much stronger than new ones though

Agree. Think about a bath full of water with a person sitting in it... or the weight of a chunky wooden chest of drawers/wardrobe/bed. Place it perpendicular to your joists and you'll be fine if you're really worried, place a bigger piece of plywood underneath the stand so that the weight is further spread out.

Ha I did think of the bath but most builders know where the bath will go so im sure it would be somewhat re-inforced, and tanks will sit there for years, my baths only last about 30mins hehe