Comments on: Will A Waterbed Crash Through My Bedroom Floor? http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/ Tips, Techniques and Articles that Lead to a Better Night's Sleep Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:47:18 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brie http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-54 Brie Mon, 04 Feb 2008 14:02:23 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-54 Actually, a waterbed would be live load, dead load is the weight of the floor itself before anyone is present./ Live load is anything the person living there brings in. Actually, a waterbed would be live load, dead load is the weight of the floor itself before anyone is present./ Live load is anything the person living there brings in.

]]> By: Doug http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-48 Doug Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:49:55 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-48 I cannot say for sure it would vary widely, that would be a question for an engineer, architect, maybe even your insurance agent. A simple test although not conclusive by any means is to check the second floor for vibrations. Maybe have a couple people walk through out the second floor while a third looks and listens from downstairs for shuddering ceiling fans and rattling light fixtures even easy to hear footsteps. In new construction I would try to determine what load standard the builder is using or in preexisting structure what was used. This is not my line of expertise but these are terms you may want to Google; wood floor joist construction, concentrated and uniformly distributed live loads, uniform partition load. Waterbed I believe would be a dead load. Thanks for the great question. I am sure it will help others. Doug I cannot say for sure it would vary widely, that would be a question for an engineer, architect, maybe even your insurance agent. A simple test although not conclusive by any means is to check the second floor for vibrations. Maybe have a couple people walk through out the second floor while a third looks and listens from downstairs for shuddering ceiling fans and rattling light fixtures even easy to hear footsteps.

In new construction I would try to determine what load standard the builder is using or in preexisting structure what was used. This is not my line of expertise but these are terms you may want to Google; wood floor joist construction, concentrated and uniformly distributed live loads, uniform partition load. Waterbed I believe would be a dead load.
Thanks for the great question. I am sure it will help others.
Doug

]]> By: James http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-47 James Mon, 21 Jan 2008 16:25:42 +0000 http://www.stlbeds.com/articles/2007/11/07/will-a-waterbed-crash-through-my-bedroom-floor/#comment-47 approximately how much weight can an upstairs room hold? approximately how much weight can an upstairs room hold?

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