RunningAHEAD - Topic: treadmill upstairs

kickflip

posted: 12/6/2014 at 11:42 AM

does anyone have their treadmill upstairs? apart from the pounding noise, do u notice any other problems? my treadmill is a manual one, less weight there and it folds up to create space when not in use. some people say it will be ok positioned across the joists. I would like to use it while watching tv u see. ill probably just use it downstairs to be safe though.

spaniel

Feeling the growl again

posted: 12/6/2014 at 3:08 PM

Yes. No problems. Been there for years.

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Jancika

posted: 12/6/2014 at 4:55 PM

The only problem was getting it upstairs. Man, those stairs!

npaden

posted: 12/6/2014 at 8:23 PM
modified: 12/6/2014 at 11:36 PM

Our 300lb treadmill sits right next to our 250lb elliptical. They are both long enough they are going to have their weight spread over several joists. If your 2nd floor can't support the weight of a treadmill I doubt it would meet about any building codes. We used to have a king size water bed upstairs, that's a lot of weight.

I wouldn't worry about it.

Age: 50 Weight: 224 Height: 6'3" (Goal weight 195)

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granite_running

posted: 12/6/2014 at 11:25 PM

Mine's on the first floor, but we have a full basement, so on a joist supported floor. It's fine.

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