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July 1, 2008
Fllor Beam
Hi All,
I am renovating a brownstone that required partially removing the load bearing wall on the ground floor. I have discovered that a parlor floor beam is broken that is directly underneath a non-working fireplace? I have had several estimates but my question is does anyone know the best way to address this condition and the cost and any recommendations? My current contractors do not want to touch it.
Thank you
rider1
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Anyone in the construction field should be capable and equipped to handle such a task. If your contractor is unwilling, I'd say fire him altogether and find someone that will take care of all your needs and not cherry pick.
Posted by: guest at July 1, 2008 7:21 AM
Excuse me but i didn't choose to go into the details of my construction but i am 85% completed and they are moving on to other projects if they can.
Posted by: rider1 at July 1, 2008 8:58 AM
we had several broken and not-properly-seated floor beams when we reno'ed the master suite. they reinforced them all with steel and replaced/reinforced the ones that were too far gone. Was a few thousand,but we were really overbilled for everything and weren't in a position at the time to bid that part of the job.
Posted by: guest at July 1, 2008 10:14 AM
Temporarily, I'd jack up the beam and put a lally column under that beam. I presume your GCs have already done so. This will suffice for the time being. If your GCs aren't comfortable making a permanent fix, get a structural or foundation contractor to look at it.
I had a cracked center support beam when I bought this place. One of the first things I did was jack up the beam and brace it with a lally column. A year later I had Frank O'Donnell replace it with a steel I-beam during the basement reno.
Posted by: Steve at July 1, 2008 10:27 AM
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