Can you put a Bar Box in a Single Wide?

Agent 99

Agent 99

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A friend asked me if he could but a 700 pound Bar Box in his single wide mobile home.

At first I didn't think he would have the room, but he does. However I am not sure about the floor's rigidity and if it would keep the table level. Have any of you done this, or know someone who did?

Thanks in advance for your input.
 
He'd have to check with the manufacturer. I'd question the ability of the floor joists to support the weight. And what if you have 4 200 pound guys there standing around the table?
 
I have seen if before. I would put a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood down and sit it on that. Most of the floors in those things are not very strong.
 
mr8ball said:
I have seen if before. I would put a 4x8 sheet of 3/4 plywood down and sit it on that. Most of the floors in those things are not very strong.
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That would help but you'd be better off going under the trailer and putting in some floor jacks or some kind of additional support directly below where the feet of the table would be located to relieve some of the weight.
 
Hard to believe, but an old friend has a Gold Crown I in his double-wide
and it's nestled in a corner of the living room. He has one long rail and
one end rail to practice from. Very limited, but he can execute plenty of
different shots within that space.
 
almost-politically-correct-redneck
 
Would depend on the age of the trailer. Newer ones it shouldnt be an issue. Place ajack or two underneath and hit some balls.
 
It is a wide trailer...

Blew my mind when I saw how wide it was .. 14' 10" wide by 17' 11" long, and that is just the living room. He told me the house was 76' long.

This mobile home is just a few years old, and is lived in by a retired individual who lives these days to play league pool.

The ideas of placing a thick sheet of plywood under the table and reinforcing with jacks underneath make a lot of sense ... thanks.

Please keep the comments coming, I appreciate it.
 
Agent 99 said:
Blew my mind when I saw how wide it was .. 14' 10" wide by 17' 11" long, and that is just the living room. He told me the house was 76' long.

This mobile home is just a few years old, and is lived in by a retired individual who lives these days to play league pool.

The ideas of placing a thick sheet of plywood under the table and reinforcing with jacks underneath make a lot of sense ... thanks.

Please keep the comments coming, I appreciate it.
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Your gonna have to put four round footings under the trailer where the table is to keep it from moving. If not, its gonna move all the time.
 
If you called Guinness to claim a world record for making 15 balls on the break....
....because you got broad-sided by a Hummer....
...you just might be a redneck.

pt.....blaming it on Eric
 
pt109 said:
If you called Guinness to claim a world record for making 15 balls on the break....
....because you got broad-sided by a Hummer....
...you just might be a redneck.

pt.....blaming it on Eric
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If you hit a ball off your table and it lands in the kitchen sink....you just might be a redneck.
 
Agent 99 said:
Blew my mind when I saw how wide it was .. 14' 10" wide by 17' 11" long, and that is just the living room. He told me the house was 76' long.

This mobile home is just a few years old, and is lived in by a retired individual who lives these days to play league pool.

The ideas of placing a thick sheet of plywood under the table and reinforcing with jacks underneath make a lot of sense ... thanks.

Please keep the comments coming, I appreciate it.
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Generally the floor will 7/8"-1" thick Particle Board. Real cheap stuff. Once it gets wet, it's ruined. If the carpet is easy to pull up, pull it up, and cut out the appropriate size area to put down some 7/8" plywood. But before you go making cuts, figure out if the joists are on 16" or 24" centers. Measure the feet of the table and see if you can get them to sit centered on a joist. If so, put the plywood down, lay the carpet back over and you're done. If you cant center them on a joist (most likely wont) you'll need to put supports underneath the trailer.

What that involves is cutting open the vapor barrier under the trailer. The entire problem with doing that is your duct and water lines generally run down the center of the trailer. So you'll be opening up right next to them. Easiest way to go about this is to mark where the feet will sit on the particle board, drill a 1/8" hole, take a straight piece of wire and stick it down through the insulation and the vapor barrier. Next comes the question of whats the foundation of the trailer? Is it on a concrete pad or does it have black plastic underneath? Or just dirt?

If it's on a concrete pad, you can put a more permanent block underneath. If it's not on a pad, it'll be usually on dirt. And if the trailer isn't fully settled, I'd suggest to use some cheap bottle jacks on wood blocks. That way as the trailer settles more, the floor doesn't get pushed up and ripped from the joists. It's glued and stapled down, so definitely don't want that to happen.

The entire other way to go about is to drop a large section of the vapor barrier and add more support between the joists. But either way you go about it, you need to make sure, that no matter what, the vapor barrier gets resealed. It's what protects the trailer from rotting away.
 
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