The reclaimed maple flooring I purchased is 2 1/2 inches wide. I needed to mill it down to match 2 1/4 in flooring.
only a quarter inch difference? shit id'a just laid it like it is. you wouldn't even see that difference on the first run unless you were looking for it.
unless it's like in the middle of the room. in that case, i understand. so will this new flooring run all the way to a wall and terminate, or will you have to tie it in to existing stuff? i ask because that can end up in a major tragedy; your last run might be wider or thinner than 2.25 inches... and then you'll REALLY see it.
And to think the whole project began because the wife wanted to replace the carpeting and our pleco Neptune needed a bigger tank. The two goals sort of spiraled into reinforcing the floor, extending plumbing and drain lines, electrical extensions, plastering, painting, restoring the hardwood
mm-hm... that's how it always happens. first the old lady just wants to put the fish in a bigger tank and then she's got you rebuilding the entire house. next thing you know you got the fuckin
mexicans on the roof and everything.
reinforcing that floor. you know you
can just sister the existing joists instead of adding more. 2x10s, right? hell yeah just double em up. if they're laid out on sixteen inch centers, you're good. in fact, you might not even have to reinforce the floor. look up the load bearing capacity of those joists online.
The new tank will weight close to 700 lbs so a little structural support was required to support the load.
it wouldn't hurt to build the frame outta 4x4, you know. if you build it with 2x4, you better cross brace the shit out of it or it'll wanna lean and wobble under that tank.