Portable swimming pool on balcony... too heavy?
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  Dec 16 2021, 05:44 PM, updated 5y ago
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Hi everyone,
I am new here (first post!), and hope to gather your experiences on this matter. I am wondering if a portable swimming pool like below (3mx2m, about 3500kg) may be too heavy for a terraced balcony on the 2nd floor (also shown below). I worry the balcony/house collapse on me  ... so any way to confirm if supportable?Cannot post any links/photos yet... as I am still under probation... Any comments/advices welcome! Thank you in advance! |
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Dec 17 2021, 03:31 PM
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Dec 17 2021, 03:35 PM
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Dec 18 2021, 12:00 PM
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QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Dec 17 2021, 03:55 PM) Did it really weight 3.5tonnes with all the water? Anyway, I also bought a portable swimming pool and also placed it on balcony since mine is covered. I only put them for few days and then drained it. Mine is a 8ft wide, round intex pool. Whenever I filled it, I will let it there about 3days to enjoy it. Too long and the algar start mushrooming at the bottom and it become really slippery.  QUOTE(idkihavenoidealol @ Dec 17 2021, 05:18 PM) Based on the photo he linked, should be around there. It's quite big. With your 8ft round pool and assume 80% full, should be roughly around 2t Thank you andrekua2 for sharing your experience! It seems to be still a feasible idea, since your balcony is still holding! Assuming 0.5m tall, an 8 feet diameter pool would have about 2.3 m3 of water....that would be more than 2,000kg or 2 tons in weight, as mentioned by idkihavenoidealol (Thanks!) And regarding the algae, you can consider adding some chlorine in the water to keep the water sterilized using a Floating Chlorine Dispenser. https://pictr.com/images/2021/12/17/BYhSPc.md.jpg |
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Dec 20 2021, 03:57 PM
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Now if you were to imagine 30 adults (each 70kg) standing inside an 8ft circle, on a balcony... would you dare to be one of the 30 and move a finger
 ?QUOTE(andrekua2 @ Dec 18 2021, 02:38 PM) I think about 600mm water height, 24". Personally I think 2tonne spread over 8ft isnt a lot of pressure but I could be wrong (not an engineer) |
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