Supporting a 240G in a mobile home?

HornetMech242

HornetMech242

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So we got a mobile home and i planned out my 240G tank. It is a doublewide and has four I beams running the 60' span sitting on concrete blocks every three to four feet and then on top of that has 2x6 running across those to make up the floor. The home was manufacturred in 2000. The home inspector said he thinks it will support the tank if i center it over two of the I beams, but then the tunk will be prallel with the 2x6's. Another option is to put it along the outter wall, that way one of the I beams will be centerred parallel on the tank and it will be horizontal to the 2x6's. What do you all think of this?

Chris
 
being that it is a mobile home you should be able to get under there and brace the floor where ever you want it at. i think that i would even support the i beams a bit
 
I am in the exact situation. I am doing a 240g Long in a sounthern energy doublewide. I have 2x8s for floor joists. I supported the floor between the joists across the I-beams the tank has been filled for about 2 weeks and I check the level every day. It hasn't moved any. We have a 28x80 and the I-beams are 8'8" outside to outside so I used 12' 2x8s. I think the beams are plenty strong enough since they hold the entire weight of the house while they deliver it. Just my opinion.
 
I would think that if the stand effectively transfered the loads into the floor, placing the tank between the I-beams would be best. The I-beams should have no problem carrying the load of the tank. I would stay away from the outer walls unless I knew the structure between the floor and the I-beam.
 
Here is a diagram with the two ideas i was thinking of. The tank is going in my work room where i will be doing school work. The room is in the corner of the house. The I beam is two feet in from the outside of the wall. With the option to the left it puts the tank over the I beam and dispursed over four 2x6's, the left one has it centerred between two beams but will only rest on two 2x6's. What do you think will be the best choice, i was thinking the idea to the left.

Chris

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My dad put a 220 in his modular ( basically a double wide) and went with your left idea and it has been fine for 8 months with very little to no settling.

If your place is like his the beams are extremely heavy duty his beams are 12" tall & 8" wide with 2X8 joists.
 
Does any one think that only three or four 2x6's making contact with the I beam will be too much weight and crush the 2x6?

Chris
 
I would go with the one on the left. It would spread the weight along the I-beam and give you a gap between the wall and the tank for running pipes.

Wood is very strong in compression so I don't see the floor joists crushing under the loading. With the weight spread over three joists, having the wood splinter under the weight is even less likely. And running the numbers, its no worse then when someone rocks a chair back on two legs.
 
I have my 150 gal. in a mobile home. Put it like you have in the left diagram. It's ever so slightly off level after filling it up. Walls seperated a bit from the ceiling though in the whole kitchen, where the tank is located. But it's been up for 6 months now with no problems.
 
Dang, I would just put it on blocks in the front yard.

:D

Your a Marine you can take it. Seriously there are some trailers right on the ocean front in SOCAL. The last redneck riviera fo sure (besides P-cola).
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9657503#post9657503 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by deuce6371
Just cut a whole in the trailer and pour a pad.
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I dont think that and staying married is going to happen.:rollface:

Chris
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9663602#post9663602 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by shannahan14
I dont think that and staying married is going to happen.:rollface:

Chris
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hmmm good point.
 
good point! get rid of the wife!!!!!...lol just joking. i would go with the one on the left as well. you could do the one on the right but it would be more work with having to pour the pad and then putting jacks and everything to suport the tank
 
Have you given the manufacturer of your home a call? I'm sure that if your home can support a waterbed then you may be ok. The left diagram is the best placement relative to your joists.

I personally, wouldn't sleep well with 240g + LR + Stand in a Mobile home, but I’m a little paranoid about that stuff.
 
I have about the same; a modular home built in '99.

I would highly recommend that you put some extra supports under there.

We have steel beam construction and pit set concrete foundation, but decided to do extra just to be safe. We went to the hardware store and bought a couple of those 30,000 pound mobile home jacks and used them in conjunction with some pressure treated 6X9s (if I remember right). In addition the tank runs across at least 3 joists.

Don't assume the joists and beams are wooden construction.

Shore it up a bit, it is VERY CHEAP insurance, lol. With water, rock, stand and all, you are looking at about 3000 pounds. If you add a sump even more. All that in an 8x2 footprint.
 
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