Is a 1000 lb grow tent safe on a typical 2nd floor bedroom floor? 5x5

Greengrouch

Greengrouch

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Be prepared for a huge humidity spike going with pots that size. I just finished out a grow with like 65 gallons of soil indoors and had to run two dehumidifiers to keep things in check.
 
KAOSOWNER

KAOSOWNER

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Have had a 120 gallon fish tank on second story no issues the load bearing weight is spread out over multiple joists and walls
 
GODWORK

GODWORK

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Wow...

I built 4 houses from 2017-2019.
I will tell You...
I didnt use Nails because They Slide off the ends
So I used screws The Entire Time...

I thought I was REALLY doing it...til I witness screws SNAP in Half (Bigger Screws SPLIT OUT of 2x4's...too little surface area)
I have built 2x4 & 2x6 walls...
I remember My 1st 14' ft. 2x6 Wall....
I put screws ALL OVER that thing & it STILL would wiggle, shake, & lean......I HATED THAT
I put corner supports & metal bracing ...It Still WASNT Up to MY standard of SECURE
I wanted to stop a 60mph CAR...I basically wanted to build a TREE

That said...I dont Trust anything Thats not METAL.
I think people put too much faith in Joist Bracing & OSB ...

I have thought about a 2nd story SLAB...but, I didnt work enough Commercial Jobs to Learn How to build one...
Or,,,I'd have a concrete "nano mansion" by now...Covered in Double panels of Ballistic Glass Walls...

I have thought about BUYING a Hoop House...
Most Green Houses are 20' x 40' but They suck in the cold
So I have been kicking around the Idea of building a Micro Terrarium for a Human...
Only because I think its possible to play with environmental controls...
Maybe I can actually re-create global atmospheric conditions for Pure Sativa...

My 2 cents.
 
farmerfischer

farmerfischer

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GODWORK said:
Wow...

I built 4 houses from 2017-2019.
I will tell You...
I didnt use Nails because They Slide off the ends
So I used screws The Entire Time...

I thought I was REALLY doing it...til I witness screws SNAP in Half (Bigger Screws SPLIT OUT of 2x4's...too little surface area)
I have built 2x4 & 2x6 walls...
I remember My 1st 14' ft. 2x6 Wall....
I put screws ALL OVER that thing & it STILL would wiggle, shake, & lean......I HATED THAT
I put corner supports & metal bracing ...It Still WASNT Up to MY standard of SECURE
I wanted to stop a 60mph CAR...I basically wanted to build a TREE

That said...I dont Trust anything Thats not METAL.
I think people put too much faith in Joist Bracing & OSB ...

I have thought about a 2nd story SLAB...but, I didnt work enough Commercial Jobs to Learn How to build one...
Or,,,I'd have a concrete "nano mansion" by now...Covered in Double panels of Ballistic Glass Walls...

I have thought about BUYING a Hoop House...
Most Green Houses are 20' x 40' but They suck in the cold
So I have been kicking around the Idea of building a Micro Terrarium for a Human...
Only because I think its possible to play with environmental controls...
Maybe I can actually re-create global atmospheric conditions for Pure Sativa...

My 2 cents.
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Screws are not legal or to code here for framing because of the schear streigth..(only osb/sheeting) and framing production slows way down screwing everything.. lol...
However they did start using long screws engineered for locking trusses down but thats it... if an inspector showed up and seen people screwing walls together we would be red tagged and shut down..
Sorry for the derail..
 
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rmax

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O/T for sure.

OP is doing the right thing by thinking about consequences. The screw thing is why we need building inspectors. People complain about .gov over reach but what about us who buy a used house made with screws, toss in a 2nd story grow and the house collapses. Now we're out. Maybe dead pets and people too.

Here's one. Females are in their yard goofing and the patio collapses. That's a bad day.

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Rurumo

Rurumo

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I hope he didn't end up doing this. Everything you take upstairs will eventually need to come back down, that's a lot of media to move around, not to mention water. I didn't to an indoor bed for this very reason, it just makes a tent more "permanent" than I like, or at least, very difficult to move quickly.
 
Greengrouch

Greengrouch

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Should be fine, I know quite a few really fat people who don’t live on ground floors. They have fat kids too, who also stay on the second story. I’m not disparaging the overweight, just pointing out that structures can hold them so your grow room’s probably fine.

you will if you’re trying to do organics indoors at a full room, need a beast of a dehumidifier. Like 160pint/day, so check your circuits to make sure they can support the amperage
 
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rmax

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Did the 1,000 pound weight estimate include the carpet and you walking around the plants? And maybe a few chubby friends you might invite over trying to impress? No offense to the chubby friends.

You could test the floor in advance with cement blocks. A large cement block weight 38 pounds +/-.

Host a party asking everyone to bring a cement block, get into the room then start jumping adding people until the floor starts flexing. Watch along the baseboards and ceiling lines.
 
lusidghost

lusidghost

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rmax said:
Did the 1,000 pound weight estimate include the carpet and you walking around the plants? And maybe a few chubby friends you might invite over trying to impress? No offense to the chubby friends.

You could test the floor in advance with cement blocks. A large cement block weight 38 pounds +/-.

Host a party asking everyone to bring a cement block, get into the room then start jumping adding people until the floor starts flexing. Watch along the baseboards and ceiling lines.
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B.Y.O.C.B. stress test parties are the best.
 
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