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A relative who lives in a manufactured home is currently shopping for a gun safe. He called to ask me if I had heard of any issues with the floor not being able to support the weight of a proper 1100lb gun safe. I hadn't, but I can see how it might be an issue. He doesn't have a good alternative aside from inside the home.
Anyone have any experience here?
My grandfather was a Army Engineer who worked in building Camp Adair. He also worked on Bonneville, Lookout Point, Dexter, The Dalles and Hills Creek dams. I lived at Lowell, OR for the first 8 months of my life in 1951.I am waiting for my floor to cave in. The houses floorboards used to be part of Camp Adair
Ten adults spread out over 60 square feet for a few hours is totally different than a thousand pounds sitting on a nine square foot spot.I have a 95 gallon aquarium (1100 lbs), so I think about this stuff a lot. In my case it is the base that concerns me. As for your home, have you ever had a party or get together? Would you be concerned about ten adults standing around a table? That is 1500 lbs right there.
If everything is sound (no dryrot) I wouldn't sweat it.
True, but at a party or gathering people often do congregate over a small area. I think of my aquarium like four 250lb guys standing around bs'ing. Not an impossibility in my family!Ten adults spread out over 60 square feet for a few hours is totally different than a thousand pounds sitting on a nine square foot spot.