Hello all,
I am trying to build a fish tank into a load bearing wall and want to make sure I take all necessary precautions.
The fish tank wall used to be the exterior wall of the house before an additional laundry room was added on a few years ago. Now it is the wall separating the kitchen from the laundry room. There is a story above it and the wall above is actually the exterior wall of the house. The wall below in the basement is a concrete foundation wall (there is no foundation below the laundry room). The fish tank wall is plaster with standard studs and is 12' tall.
I want to remove basically a 4' wide by 22" tall opening from the center of the wall, starting at about 42" high. First, is this a horrible idea? Second, is it possible to do myself, or would that also be a horrible idea? Finally, if I did do it myself, how would I support the wall while installing the double header and studs to frame out the hole for the tank?
I am trying to build a fish tank into a load bearing wall and want to make sure I take all necessary precautions.
The fish tank wall used to be the exterior wall of the house before an additional laundry room was added on a few years ago. Now it is the wall separating the kitchen from the laundry room. There is a story above it and the wall above is actually the exterior wall of the house. The wall below in the basement is a concrete foundation wall (there is no foundation below the laundry room). The fish tank wall is plaster with standard studs and is 12' tall.
I want to remove basically a 4' wide by 22" tall opening from the center of the wall, starting at about 42" high. First, is this a horrible idea? Second, is it possible to do myself, or would that also be a horrible idea? Finally, if I did do it myself, how would I support the wall while installing the double header and studs to frame out the hole for the tank?