Recent content by orioncyg

Oh sorry I thought I had pasted the aquarium here before but I did not. It's this one from petsmart: link I'm not 100% sure what the material is. In the Q&A section (where the manufacturer answers many of the questions) and reviews, it seems the stand is made of some combination of plywood and...

Hi all. A couple of follow up questions as I just got back into town last week and have been working on setting up the aquarium. I added a 2' x 4' plywood (3/4" thick) piece under the jack post to help distribute the load. As for the aquarium + stand, I had to shim the bottom of the stand...

Hmm this could possibly work. The layers would then look something like (from top down): joist -> new 2x4 (or whatever) block -> jack post top support i think the additional layer, while helpful with spacing issues, could just introduce another point for failure.

Maybe a dumb question but given my foundation is cinderblock and then parged with concrete (all the walls you see in the pics and videos I attached are parged concrete), could the ground be built similarly? i.e., could the actual foundation be cinderblock and the concrete slab we see is just...

sorry I'm full of typos today. just corrected my previous comment. I'll look into fastening it in January -- I'm actually about to head out for vacation this thursday for a little over 3 weeks. I won't fill the tank with water until I get back and have all this setup.

So I think one major reason for fastening to the bottom is if something were to knock the post out of the way, e.g., someone trips and falls into the post -- unlikely to happen in that area however I might fasten it just for peace of mind. just an additional step and I'll probably have to get...

can't remember if I mentioned this, but I think I discovered another joist buried right next to the foundation wall. it's bit hard to see. i can't quite make out what's happening with it because it kind of looks like it just disappears mid-span...that joist is probably right under my living room...

do you mean sister or screwing in from under the joist?

Yeah I'm planning on getting a larger surface area for the bottom. Will look into a concrete paver block. I don't understand what you mean by "distance between paver and joist." wouldn't the height of the column be adjusted by the thickness of the paver? i think the plumbness of the column is...

I'm sure it's possible. I just wouldn't feel comfortable DIY'ing that. i can definitely put a larger base on the ground for sure. I actually wonder if I'm good w/o fastening the top or bottom and rely solely on the compressive forces to keep the jack post in place

so i was able to get the post in there. that smaller diameter adjustable piece towards the top plate really saved me. otherwise, I wouldn't have been able to clear that duct right behind the post (the one to the right of the joist I'm supporting in the side view picture). I haven't fastened it...

but the 3 lineman aren't going to be standing there for years. i think the point is issues compound over time, caused by loads that exert consistent load over al ong period of time

my plan is to have it pre-adjusted to be within 1" of what I need and get it in there. it's actually arriving early and will be here today, so I should have answers soon

I'm going to wait for the jackpost to get here before deciding what to do. I ordered this one and it arrives on tuesday...

Hm you mean sistering right? If that nail is supposed to go through the thicknesses of both boards (i.e., 4" in thickness), then I don't think I have room. Those HVAC ducts make hammering impossible. Maybe I can do it with some kind of bracket fastener and have a screw nail into each board...