3rd Floor Apt. Tank
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shoogieboo
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was about to start crying:nervous:
scubadoo
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Shoogi-boo.........If your mobile home is not on a slab then you should be concerned. If you have access to the underneath I would take meaurements of where the tank is set-up and then check to see what support you have at it's location beneath. To say you have nothing to worry about is wrong. About 1000-1200 pounds in a about a two foot by four foot area is alot of weight. Over time your stucture could be compromised and the tank could fall through the floor. Naturally, this would most likely not happen when the tank is first set-up, but can happen over a period of months and/or years. Especially if it is running perpendicular to your joists and not set-up by a load bearing wall. ...if you have a wood type construction for a foundation.
Do some serches on the internet and you will find advice as to how a tank should be placed on a wood type foundation and why.
Do some serches on the internet and you will find advice as to how a tank should be placed on a wood type foundation and why.
dvs
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Also... check into renters insurance. I found out that most will cover a sw tank as long as its on carpet. They wont cover it if its on lineoleum (sp) or wood flooring. I thought Id be slick and try for waterbed insurance but that doesnt cover sw.
Three words... Load Bearing Wall!
:yes:
HTH
Jen
Three words... Load Bearing Wall!
:yes:
HTH
Jen
snipe
Active Member
In a "new" mobile home when setup they run concrete blocks from 80 to 5 lbs all the way around the home and since "every room" is next to thoughs blocks you shouldnt have any problem the floor joists will run sraight across the room they "wont" run the full length of the trailer. I would suggest putting next to an outside wall lengthways with the trailer and it will be fine.
shoogieboo
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well the mobile home is a 1999 and i do know that its made much better than used to be a long time ago 2x4s and treated plywood, however i will check further into the structure to know where to put the tank exactly right now i have it in the dining room but like i said its empty. i want to put it in the living room by the wall that seperates my room from the lr, but i was waiting until i pulled up my carpet to put laminate floor. lol i guess thats not too good of an idea now huh :thinking:
shoogieboo
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well my husband says its iron beams underneath and plywood on top and he seems to think that its pleanty enough to hold it. he says there is a i beam every 16 inches with 3/4 inch treated plywood on top. what cha think
shoogieboo
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oh and its not on wheels its on a slab
shoogieboo
Member
but there is no where for me to put it lenght ways because of windows and sliding glass doors etc... and i want it in my living room where we will be able to enjoy it. :notsure:
scubadoo
Active Member
The iron beams and plywood should be okay as long as the tank is placed by a load bearing wall and the ends of the tank or on top of or very close to the floor joist. Just remember that tank will weigh about 1000-1200 pounds and it will be sitting in about an 8 square foot area. If you want to place the tank in your living room you can install additional support beneath the floor as I assume your mobile home is raised off the gound by a few feet. People with basements ans raised homes do this so they can set-up their tanks in areas away from walls, etc.