weight on floor joists

[Maccapacca]

Temporary loads or live loads are people and things really in a house. Everything else is dead load.

Technically not correct but I would consider that pool as a dead load

have you got 'the net'?

 

[jaket]

So I could use the dead load for pool and live load for people... This would then make sense as that would cover the weight I think....

I don't have the net

 

[Maccapacca]

I don't suggest you do this in anyway shape or form.

Unless you back prop

 

[Maccapacca]

How's the zip wire? My kids love it

 

[Skiddley]

Don't worry - it'll all go crazy at the last minute and you'll be at the hospital .

 

[Skiddley]

By these calculations, your floor isn't fit to support two people stood within a metre of each other.

How does anyone get a shag in a new build then!? I mean, falling into the lounge is likely to ruin the moment somewhat.

Missionary compulsory to distribute load?

 

[Maccapacca]

If your bedroom exploits hasn't resulted in ceiling cracking downstairs you're doing it wrong

 

[Skiddley]

If your bedroom exploits hasn't resulted in ceiling cracking downstairs you're doing it wrong

It is cracked actually

Just not caved in yet....

 

[jaket]

Haha! I have an update. Contacted Hickson directly and spoke with Jenny who was helpful, she got the following information from there Senior engineer.

"Although it’s probably not a great idea for something like this to be used on the first floor on this instance it looks to be fine.

Total weight (487kg + 100kg = 587kg x 9.81 / 1000 = 5.76kN) weight per meter squared 5.76 / 2.39 = 2.4kN/m²

It is possible to reduce the loading further as the floor is already designed to carry an imposed load of 1.5kN/m² therefore you could subtract this from the load calculated and allow 2.4 – 1.5 = 0.9kN/m²

As the birthing pool will only be used for 24 hours the load can be added as a short term imposed load.

It may be a good idea to sit the pool on a sheet of ply / osb to help spread the load."

So looks like we are good to go.

 

[dbmzk1]

you'd be surprised, most of the stock of the 1900's was very very poorly built, particularly post-war.

Is your living room on the first floor? you may not see it but the joists will probably have started sagging. If they creak a lot when you move that's a good indication they have.

If it was built in the 1900's it's not post war....

My living room is on the ground floor and has a cellar beneath it. The joists are as level as the day they were installed

 

[Minstadave]

I still cannot fathom waterbirths. Hope it's not your first!

 

[SpeedFreak]

Ground floor is concrete however it doesn't have a bathroom and privacy.

A little confused about the privacy point. During childbirth there really is no such thing!

 

[Maccapacca]

A little confused about the privacy point. During childbirth there really is no such thing!

Once labour starts your missus will happily give birth in aisle 10 at Tesco just to get it out.