I used a structural engineer to locate and mark mine a while back. Was not expensive and he even told me what i needed.
Theyre charging me $700 at least to send in a letter with the inspection included, are you sure you didnt use a civil engineer? Im guessing they'll charge around the same though... who did you hire? What did you look up on google? Do you remember the company name or specific job title?
I found mine in my local yellow pages and an architectural firm with what was stated as structural.
What size was your tank? Im going to buy a hq stud finder @RocketEngineer can you take a look at my 2 posted videos I am trying to find out if those are load bearing walls
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Typically, they span the narrow direction in a house. So in a ranch, they go front-back. In a bungalow style in the city, they are more likely to go side-side. If you can access the basement/crawl space, they should be visible. Alternatively, go look in the attic as they normally run the same way as the roof trusses or ceiling joists.
Okay. I found all my load bearing walls, disregard that red wall/window wall my mom is concerned the sw will damage the piano/cellos there however I dont know if thats true or not... my last question would be if the joists are usually next to the load bearing walls(or near by as I will place the tank 6" away from the wall) thanks everyone.. either way I can move the piano somewhere else but dont know where to put it as this first floor is almost filled up.
Actually we are saying the same thing on live load per square foot. Weight distribution is important to prevent a problem. Possible floor jacks or additional support in this situation might be prudent. Not sure what the floor joist can hold in the pictures and video shown here.
I'm confused now. The live load rating is based on a uniform spread of the total load but this doesn't factor in the strength of beams and/or floorboards.
No since the load is transferred through the plywood subfloor or OSB to the floor joists. In our case the subfloor is often 3/4" tounge and groove glued and screwed/nailed to the joists. This would transfer weight over two joists since the spacing is 12" to 16 " centers for the joists. The static load from the subfloor is about 8lbs per square foot. So the joists are holding the live load and static load and are rated as such. You are never going to deflect the 3/4" subfloor with a human standing in any location on the floor. Overload the number of humans and the entire floor fails in the center of the longest span first as shown in the videos.
In your videos, it is clear to see that the floor joists run perpendicular to the hardwood flooring strips in the piano room (as I would have guessed, but can't be sure based on flooring direction alone).
Saltwater specifically (as opposed to freshwater) is not a direct concern for the piano and cello unless they are close enough for water splash damage. An aquarium with freshwater or saltwater will increase the humidity in the room due to evaporation, so this would need to be taken into consideration for the piano and cello. Higher humidity is not usually as dangerous as low humidity for instruments, but ideal humidity may be difficult to maintain with an aquarium in the same room as the piano and cello.
