help needed with sagging floors/reinforcement
hi, we bought our frame house in park slope 4 years ago and since then we have noticed the floor has a slant to it. we called an engineer and now know that one of the wooden support beams has to to re replaced with steel. Who do I even call first to get this…
hi,
we bought our frame house in park slope 4 years ago and since then we have noticed the floor has a slant to it. we called an engineer and now know that one of the wooden support beams has to to re replaced with steel. Who do I even call first to get this sort of job done? Also someone told me the house might have to be “jacked up” – I can just imagine the cost…
any help would be greatly appreciated
most evry house i’ve been in has one or two lally columns in the basement supporting the main beam. unless the beam has cracked it’s the best solution provided you’re not planning on re-doing the basement and you don’t want them there. The correct way to install a lally column is to have acement footing dug and poured…not to just set them up on the basement floor…get another opinion from another engineer…this sounds like overkill unless the beam is in serious condition
That’ll teach you to buy a house on a slope.
why don’t you ask your engineer? duh. You need a contractor. That was easy.