Ditchmonkey
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We are working on getting a soapstone wood stove which weighs about 450 pounds. The hearth pad will add another 150 pounds at least to the total weight that will sit on the floor. I decided to get into the crawl space and see what's going on, and this being a very old house with decades of DIY stuff going on, I wasn't exactly impressed with what I saw down there. I think it would be prudent to reinforce the area where the stove will sit.
My idea was to run a few 4x6's along the floor and brace them on 4x6's sitting on concrete blocks. This is a very low crawlspace (barely big enough for a fella to slide around on his belly), so the distance that needs to be braced is very small. Any better ideas or comments on this?
My idea was to run a few 4x6's along the floor and brace them on 4x6's sitting on concrete blocks. This is a very low crawlspace (barely big enough for a fella to slide around on his belly), so the distance that needs to be braced is very small. Any better ideas or comments on this?
