Thread: will a 150 gallon need a re-enforced floor?
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Old 06-20-2009, 11:15 PM
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Great information everyone, thanks! The house was built in 1991. No 'I' beams, just 2x6s running the length of the house but no longer than 12 or 13 feet to the nearest supporting beam as far as I can see from the furnace room.
Are you sure that your floor joists are only 2x6? I would suspect that they are a minimum of 2x8's or 2x10's... If they are in fact 2x6's than I would "NOT" put the tank there without having an engineer coming by to have a look. The cost for an inspection will be much less than having the repair done.
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