Damaged Support Beam
During the gut renovation of our 2nd floor bathroom we have discovered that two support beams are rotted away – due to water damage. has anyone had to deal with this situation? what’s the next step? does a rotted beam need to be completely replaced? can it be repaired? how? and who should do the…
During the gut renovation of our 2nd floor bathroom we have discovered that two support beams are rotted away – due to water damage. has anyone had to deal with this situation? what’s the next step? does a rotted beam need to be completely replaced? can it be repaired? how? and who should do the work – do you need a structural expert/engineer? a carpenter? thanks in advance for sharing advice/experience.
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Hi there,
I’m looking at a studio where there has been some water damage to the parquet floor from a leaking radiator and I’m concerned there maybe structural damage to the sub-floor and beams below. In deciding to make an offer, does anyone know what this could run (it’s a very small studio). I obviously would have a contractor take a look at it and give me an estimate before making an offer but in the meantime I’m just curious – is this something that would run a couple thousand or could it be $50 – 100k to fix?
How much was it to replace the beams and repair the floor in the above mentioned case.
Thanks.
Beam or joist?
Joists can be repaired or replaced easily.
The main beam that runs through your basement is harder to replace or repair, but is essentially a very large joist.
This happened to my neighbor in our very old co-op. A new beam had to be run. Wasn’t the end of the world. More issues with irate owner below the beam (’cause they had to cut into their ceiling) than there were installing the beam. An engineer was hired but that was largely to to aforementioned irate owner. Contractor had everything shipshape.
Rick’s assesment is correct. You may also need a steel column for extra support if sagging has occurred because of the rotting beam.
You need a contractor to come in and look at the damage. Often an extra beam can run right next to the old one and bolted together.