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How strong is my floor?
I'm planning to put a jetted tub in a bathroom, but I'm concerned that
the floor may not support it adequately. I understand I need 15lbs per square foot?? How far apart should the joists be, and if they are not close enough, how can I improve support? Thanks |
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How strong is my floor?
what's there now ? how long are the floor joists, what dimension
(2x10 ?), and how far apart (16" ?). where the tub would be is there a wall underneath to carry the load down, or do you need to depend on the joists ? |
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How strong is my floor?
pollyfan wrote:
I'm planning to put a jetted tub in a bathroom, but I'm concerned that the floor may not support it adequately. I understand I need 15lbs per square foot?? How far apart should the joists be, and if they are not close enough, how can I improve support? Thanks Hi, Joist is typically 16" OC. If the house is built properly, it'll support the tub without any trouble. My house has a Jaccuzi tub in our master bathroom upstairs. No issues at all. |
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Hi, Joist is typically 16" OC. If the house is built properly, it'll support the tub without any trouble. My house has a Jaccuzi tub in our master bathroom upstairs. No issues at all. Don't count on that. Find out for sure what the spacing is. There are quite a few products out there now that only require floor joist to be 24" o.c.. Look in your basement/crawlspace if you have one. Lou |
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"pollyfan" wrote in message
ups.com... I'm planning to put a jetted tub in a bathroom, but I'm concerned that the floor may not support it adequately. I understand I need 15lbs per square foot?? How far apart should the joists be, and if they are not close enough, how can I improve support? Your municipal building permit office can tell you. You are probably required to get a building permit for this refit anyway. -- Don Phillipson Carlsbad Springs (Ottawa, Canada) |
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How strong is my floor?
No wall under the proposed space. The joists are 2x9, and where the
bath will go they are (oddly) 4", 12", 13", and 4" apart! Also the floorboards above them are set diagonally across them--don't know if that spreads the load any differently. |
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On Nov 11, 7:42 pm, pollyfan wrote:
No wall under the proposed space. The joists are 2x9, and where the bath will go they are (oddly) 4", 12", 13", and 4" apart! Also the floorboards above them are set diagonally across them--don't know if that spreads the load any differently. The span of the joists also enter into this. Google "floor joist load calculator' for some additional information. |
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How old is the house and what is on the floor now where you will be placing
tub. "pollyfan" wrote in message ups.com... No wall under the proposed space. The joists are 2x9, and where the bath will go they are (oddly) 4", 12", 13", and 4" apart! Also the floorboards above them are set diagonally across them--don't know if that spreads the load any differently. |
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Lou wrote:
Hi, Joist is typically 16" OC. If the house is built properly, it'll support the tub without any trouble. My house has a Jaccuzi tub in our master bathroom upstairs. No issues at all. Don't count on that. Find out for sure what the spacing is. There are quite a few products out there now that only require floor joist to be 24" o.c.. Look in your basement/crawlspace if you have one. Lou Hmmm, This house of mine was designed and custom built by us in 1994. None of such thing as OSB panels, laminated beams, engineered floor like craps. Joists are 16" OC of course. Two person Jaccuzi in our bathroom never even caused floor squeak. |
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Lou wrote:
Hi, Joist is typically 16" OC. If the house is built properly, it'll support the tub without any trouble. My house has a Jaccuzi tub in our master bathroom upstairs. No issues at all. Don't count on that. Find out for sure what the spacing is. There are quite a few products out there now that only require floor joist to be 24" o.c.. Look in your basement/crawlspace if you have one. Lou Hmmm, I know every thing about this house of mine built in '94. Wife designed it with a help from an architect, hired a contractor with excellent reputation(he built our last house). I still have a set of blue prints. Framing, wiring, plumbing, hvac duct runs all can be checked and traced. |
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On Sun, 11 Nov 2007 13:28:25 -0800, pollyfan
wrote: I'm planning to put a jetted tub in a bathroom, but I'm concerned that the floor may not support it adequately. I understand I need 15lbs per square foot?? How far apart should the joists be, and if they are not close enough, how can I improve support? Thanks There's a simple test. Rent a cow for the weekend. Walk the cow into your bathroom. If the floor holds the cow, you are fine. If not you need to replace the floor and the cow, but you'll have lots of hamburgers to complete the job. ############### |
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How strong is my floor?
Hmmm, I know every thing about this house of mine built in '94. Wife designed it with a help from an architect, hired a contractor with excellent reputation(he built our last house). I still have a set of blue prints. Framing, wiring, plumbing, hvac duct runs all can be checked and traced. Sooooo, what does this have to do with the OP's question? Lou |
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