My mom's house recently had to have a sump pump installed to fix a mold problem. When the contractor broke up the floor for the installation they found that the floor varied in thickness from 2 inches to 8 inches.
The wife and I are currently house hunting and I'm making plans for a 300-500 gallon aquarium in a basement family room sort of area. Without breaking the floor I won't have any way to know it's thickness. Would a situation like this be safe? I realize that the dirt beneath the house will have been compacted, just not certain about horizontal stresses and the like.
The wife and I are currently house hunting and I'm making plans for a 300-500 gallon aquarium in a basement family room sort of area. Without breaking the floor I won't have any way to know it's thickness. Would a situation like this be safe? I realize that the dirt beneath the house will have been compacted, just not certain about horizontal stresses and the like.