UK 2nd floor house strength question: (Multigym Weight Quest

NemesisJRM
NemesisJRM Posts: 248 Member
edited November 10 in Chit-Chat
Does anyone know if a second floor in a house in the UK would be able to hold about 300kg in weight safely?
IE a multi-gyms weight, and its 150kg in weights and then a person using it ?

I was working it out to be about a constant 3 - 4 people equivalent sitting in the room. Its a weider fc1 multi gym if that helps anyone. Just don’t want it coming through the roof into my living room lol

Anyone a structural engineer ?

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Thats the gym ?

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  • NemesisJRM
    NemesisJRM Posts: 248 Member
    no-body?
  • Jain
    Jain Posts: 861 Member
    There's too many variables to this question for anyone to be able to give you an answer. Your best bet is to hire a structural engineer to inspect the room you're wanting to use.
  • kyle4jem
    kyle4jem Posts: 1,400 Member
    I'm not a builder, a structural engineer nor an architect, but 300kg is not really that heavy.

    Get 5 of your big mates from martial arts class to come around and go upstairs to the room you're planning to put the multi-gym, while you remain downstairs in the room below. Get them to do 4-5 jumping jacks and see if the ceiling moves. You might hear the noise, there might be some vibration, but I doubt you'll see the ceiling buckle.

    If in doubt, ask your landlord... he should be able to lay his hands on the title deeds and structural plans and be able to advise better.

    Good luck!
  • hongruss
    hongruss Posts: 389 Member
    C'mon seriously, the house is built to hold a lot of weight, many people have weights upstairs & my father converted our attic years ago, I never once came through the ceiling. No need to do structural engineering etc, these benches are designed for home use & peoples spare rooms are generally upstairs = safe. IMO.

    Russ
  • penny_eclipse
    penny_eclipse Posts: 524 Member
    It *should* be very much ok (architecture student), based on normal rules of thumb for building and predicted point loads that they'd design up to...but check it out with a few friends like kyle said if you're worried
    You should be able to comfortably add up to (and beyond ) 500kg (just think, 5-6 big guys jumping up and down or doing something stupid in one place upstairs) to be honest depending on the house construction etc...but I'd check it out?
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