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Yes, I will! Thank you, Wayne!

I really appreciate your help, Wayne! The blocks are stone and the shims are wood.

Ha, ha! I thought you were serious, too. My hope in starting this discussion was to pick people's brains on the problem, and the pictures help to explain the situation. I am appreciative of all the structural information that I received from various members on this forum.

Unfortunately, we don't have a Home Depot here in the Yukon.

Thanks, Wayne. I didn't build the place, so I don't take offence. In fact, I would love to tear the arctic entrance down and rebuild it using a concrete foundation, but a lot of people use wood foundations here in the Yukon. I appreciate all the information, I find it all very interesting. We...

Great! Thank you for the information. We have contacted a contractor.

The tank is 58" long by 35". It has to be tall and narrow to fit through the door.

I'm installing a 600 gallon water tank on an inside floor. How can I be sure that the floor is strong enough to hold 5000 lbs? There is a main beam running down the length of the floor. Half inch plywood rests on top of that and extends to each foundation wall. An array of 2 x 6 rests on top...

Hi everyone! Thank you for all the advice. We installed a check valve close to the above ground tank, and everything is working fine... except for the ground tank with meltwater from the spring. One step at a time! Cahoffa

Yes, I suspected that might be the case. Thank you so much for responding. I really appreciate it. Does it matter where along the white pipe the valve should be placed?

We just installed an above ground tank because the inground water tank has a leak. We installed shutoff valves, so the tenants could decide if they wanted to use the above tank or the inground tank (when it's fixed). Whenever the above tank is used solely (the ground tank valve is closed), the...