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Posted by mike on September 6, 2008, 1:03 pm
We just bought a newer foreclosure earlier this year in the DFW TX area..
Home is only 4 years old and has a designated gameroom. It is located
upstairs and I want to move a small coin-op pool table up there.How can I be
certain that the room is capable of this weight?
I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the room was
coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I be absolutely sure
these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of pool table? I do have access to
the original plans that were submitted to the HOA. I would also like to move
a jukebox (400lbs) and a pinball machine up there as well (300lbs)
Thanks in advance
Mike
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Posted by SteveBell on September 6, 2008, 2:23 pm
mike wrote:
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> We just bought a newer foreclosure earlier this year in the DFW TX
> area.. Home is only 4 years old and has a designated gameroom. It is
> located upstairs and I want to move a small coin-op pool table up
> there.How can I be certain that the room is capable of this weight?
>
> I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the room
> was coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I be
> absolutely sure these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of pool
> table? I do have access to the original plans that were submitted to
> the HOA. I would also like to move a jukebox (400lbs) and a pinball
> machine up there as well (300lbs)
If your home is built to code, it should be OK. I'm not an architect or
a builder, but by searching I see that floors should be designed for 30
to 40 pounds per square foot of dead load.
Assuming your game room is 15 x 25:
15 x 25 = 375 square feet
375 x 30 = 11,250 pounds maximum load
Your proposed load is:
750 + 400 + 300 = 1,450 pounds
That's well within the limits.
To double-check, call your local building permit office, and ask them
about what you're planning. I'm confident they'll tell you to go ahead.
I used to sell waterbeds, and they went upstairs all the time. A
king-size waterbed weighs around 2,500 pounds.
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Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX
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Posted by DanG on September 6, 2008, 3:08 pm
The very best answer would be to cut an access panel in the
ceiling below hoping to find a lumber species and grade stamp.
Once you know what dimension, species, grade, center to center
distance, and span distance you can go to this site to see what
the bearing capacity might be:
http://www.awc.org/calculators/span/reversecalc/reversecalc.asp
You want the loading to make 40# or more with an L/360 deflection.
Be aware that if the span is 20 feet, then that deflection will be
about 5/8" so stiffer is better. The other concern would be the
floor sheathing used Two layers of 5/8 or one layer of 1 1/8
should be adequate, but anything less gets iffy if the pool table
legs hit mid center.
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DanG (remove the sevens)
dgriff237@7cox.net
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> We just bought a newer foreclosure earlier this year in the DFW
> TX area.. Home is only 4 years old and has a designated
> gameroom. It is located upstairs and I want to move a small
> coin-op pool table up there.How can I be certain that the room
> is capable of this weight?
> I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the
> room was coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I
> be absolutely sure these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of
> pool table? I do have access to the original plans that were
> submitted to the HOA. I would also like to move a jukebox
> (400lbs) and a pinball machine up there as well (300lbs)
> Thanks in advance
> Mike
>
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Posted by PeterD on September 6, 2008, 4:35 pm
>We just bought a newer foreclosure earlier this year in the DFW TX area..
>Home is only 4 years old and has a designated gameroom. It is located
>upstairs and I want to move a small coin-op pool table up there.How can I be
>certain that the room is capable of this weight?
>I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the room was
>coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I be absolutely sure
>these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of pool table?
Heck, 750 lb is just three of your friends standing side-by-side,
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right? <bg>
>I do have access to
>the original plans that were submitted to the HOA.
Were this my house, I'd probably run it by an engineer (with original
plans in hand).
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> I would also like to move
>a jukebox (400lbs) and a pinball machine up there as well (300lbs)
These would be close to the wall, right? This could be a factor
(depends on other factors, too, such as where the load bearning walls
below are.
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>Thanks in advance
>Mike
>
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Posted by Bobk207 on September 8, 2008, 11:58 am
> We just bought a newer foreclosure earlier this year in the DFW TX area..
> Home is only 4 years old and has a designated gameroom. It is located
> upstairs and I want to move a small coin-op pool table up there.How can I=
be
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> certain that the room is capable of this weight?
> I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the room was
> coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I be absolutely sure
> these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of pool table? I do have access t=
> the original plans that were submitted to the HOA. I would also like to m=
ove
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> a jukebox (400lbs) and a pinball machine up there as well (300lbs)
> Thanks in advance
> Mike
Mike -
The pool table will be cnetered in the room....the jukebox & pinball
most likely against the walls.
Living space is around 40 psf live load so if pool table is ~30 sq
ft...its floor place allotment allows it to weigh ~1200lbs.
If it were my house I'd put those things up there & not give it
another thought.
Don't worry be happy.
Most of the time people weigh more than "stuff" (book cases & file
cabinets excepted)
cheers
Bob
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> area.. Home is only 4 years old and has a designated gameroom. It is
> located upstairs and I want to move a small coin-op pool table up
> there.How can I be certain that the room is capable of this weight?
>
> I contacted some pool table movers and they told me that if the room
> was coded for a gameroom, it should be fine. So how can I be
> absolutely sure these floor beams are ready for 750 lbs of pool
> table? I do have access to the original plans that were submitted to
> the HOA. I would also like to move a jukebox (400lbs) and a pinball
> machine up there as well (300lbs)