azfishgal
Active Member
Originally Posted by extremepcs
If you can't find non-pressure treated 4 x 4's (IMHO, I wouldn't use them indoors due to some of the nasty stuff they put in the wood), you can always screw n' glue 2 x 4's together. For lateral strength, (2) 2 x 4's with 1/2 plywood in the middle would be much stronger than a 4 x 4. Norm and Tommy say so on This Old House anyway
Not sure if it would make a difference being a vertical support though. I'm not a structual engineer... I just play one on TV
Didn't you use 4x4 on yours? :notsure: Screwing 2x4s together is a good idea though. I'm not worried though, my husband is pretty good with things like this. He doesn't want the tank to come crashing down either. :scared: I will print out the post on how you did yours, and he's already doing research on-line about building one. I think he's also called his dad already, who buy the way has made some pretty fabulous furniture for us already (crib, dressers, entertainment center, coffe table, he's pretty much built it all). I'll post pics as the work gets started. ***)
If you can't find non-pressure treated 4 x 4's (IMHO, I wouldn't use them indoors due to some of the nasty stuff they put in the wood), you can always screw n' glue 2 x 4's together. For lateral strength, (2) 2 x 4's with 1/2 plywood in the middle would be much stronger than a 4 x 4. Norm and Tommy say so on This Old House anyway
Didn't you use 4x4 on yours? :notsure: Screwing 2x4s together is a good idea though. I'm not worried though, my husband is pretty good with things like this. He doesn't want the tank to come crashing down either. :scared: I will print out the post on how you did yours, and he's already doing research on-line about building one. I think he's also called his dad already, who buy the way has made some pretty fabulous furniture for us already (crib, dressers, entertainment center, coffe table, he's pretty much built it all). I'll post pics as the work gets started. ***)
