Seriously!

20' x 36', wood frame pier & beam w/metal hip roof. Any ideas?

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My house weighs about 35 tons, but it's a little bigger than that...

200 lbs per square foot and 275 for two stories.

i would estimate about 25 to 35#/sf for a one story with drywall on walls and ceiling and metal roof. with carpet and or vinyl on the floors.

so it is about 720 sf x 30 that would be 21,600# not counting anything below the wood floor system.

these are round numbers, why do you want to know?

oh yeah that is empty, with no furniture or appliances or people.

tom w

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

One question.

Why?

Do you plan on Fed-Ex'ing your house cross country?

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it's automatic.

It is 200 lbs a square foot that is a fact, google it.

I have a similar question, with more information. I need to know the weight of my house since it will be raised and supported while the foundation is built underneath it. It is an old (80yrs), 22 X 30, 2 story house. It has plaster walls and ceilings and is partially furnished. Obviously, I do not need to include the weight of any existing foundation. Any help would be appreciated. I have guessed it to be 54 tons.

If it is wood siding not brick and shingle or metal roof not clay tile or slate, I would estimate from 60 to 80# per sf more or less which makes 40 to 50,000 pounds, plus whatever the furniture weighs which is probably not that much.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

In alberta, there are trailers that haul the big oilfield equipment, and they have 192 tires and can have 4 pull and 4 push trucks on them... Glad I never drove those things.... They do pay well though...

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I knew this was an old thread, but it had good discussions with the type of information I needed. Thanks t walgamuth for your reply. Your estimate is about half of mine and since I want a comfortable factor of safety using a 50 ton estimate should work. Now to select my I-beams and design the support structure.