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I think there may have been some discussions in the past about how to support grand pianos in apartment buildings.

I have a somewhat similar situation - a client wants to put a 990 lb safe (plan dimensions 2 ft x 3 ft)  in a condo building with a live load design of 40 lbs / sf.  The slab is  6 in-thick,  two-way post-tensioned concrete.

Does anybody have some good ideas about how to distribute the weight in an "upscale" manner,  i.e. something compatible with the furnishings in a condo where the owners need such a safe.  I was thinking something along the lines of cooling tower dunnage but I am not sure how that would work.

Thanks,  Gail Kelley