Well, 12' by 3' at six inches would be 1,800 pounds of dry sand or 50 pounds per square foot.

Posted by cfb (A) on July 23, 2012 at 05:31:11

In Reply to: You better have a really good suspended floor posted by rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com on July 22, 2012 at 20:33:07:

Standard residential floor is a minimum of 40 psf, so it would depend on the individual floor involved but if it was old construction 2 by 12s placed 16” on center with a short span it might be OK. However, I wouldn't go putting aquariums or say a safe in the same room.

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Topic - Any experiences using a large Sandbox platform for speakers? I know many are used for turntables - cfb 11:29:07 07/22/12 (9)

RE: Highly recommend doing as shown - amioutaline? 09:57:19 08/01/12 (0)

Do you live by the L-train tracks? - Jay Buridan 13:03:44 07/23/12 (3)

No trains, but you can feel a truck go by on the highway 600 feet away. It's an old 20s Sears house. - cfb 13:37:45 07/23/12 (2)

RE: No trains, but you can feel a truck go by on the highway 600 feet away. It's an old 20s Sears house. - 6bq5 12:11:01 07/25/12 (1)

RE: No trains, but you can feel a truck go by on the highway 600 feet away. It's an old 20s Sears house. - amioutaline? 10:00:46 08/01/12 (0)

You better have a really good suspended floor - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 20:33:07 07/22/12 (2)

Well, 12' by 3' at six inches would be 1,800 pounds of dry sand or 50 pounds per square foot. - cfb 05:31:11 07/23/12 (1)

If you feel good about it I think it is a brilliant idea - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 09:41:17 07/23/12 (0)

About 15 years ago I build granite in sand boxes for my speakers. - Norm 18:24:28 07/22/12 (0)

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Well, 12' by 3' at six inches would be 1,800 pounds of dry sand or 50 pounds per square foot. - cfb 05:31:11 07/23/12 (1)

If you feel good about it I think it is a brilliant idea - rickmcinnis@dogwoodfabrics.com 09:41:17 07/23/12 (0)

Well, 12' by 3' at six inches would be 1,800 pounds of dry sand or 50 pounds per square foot.

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