Jacking up a sagging floor
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- Join me in correcting a sagging floor due to rotted joists
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Can’t believe you did the floor beam and stuff all alone. Very impressed. Good work!!
Thank you Dustin! I tried to break it down into steps...moving the beam to the crawl door, getting it to the location, getting it onto some blocks.. Each time I got it I just kept going.
It was a day without a Mexican.
Well now you know who your boys are and that you need to find men....... Aching too much from yesterday. I can remember the first 3 days after a football game and we still had to hobble into school..... What needs to be done, needs to be done.
@GCFD
Bro..
Word to the wise;
When it comes to the US migrant labors....
They sent us some more.
Heck ,there's so many that if you only need 1 or 2, be ready to fight off the crowd trying to get in your car or truck!
One more fact. A cooler with cold water & a cold soda can go a LONG way
I've done quite a few jobs like this over the years (and in some tight spots like this too). If I had been doing this job, I would have started with re-securing the joist ends to the rim joist (joist hangers maybe). When you lift by the floor joists as you did you are effectively cantilevering the entire wall weight onto the ends of the floor joists until you re-support the wall (shim the gap) on the foundation. I also would have sandwiched (not sistered) that bearing beam with the rotten end for more strength/stability, as it is likely carrying a load-bearing wall above it. Two-bys on each side and carriage bolts all the way through. I also would have insisted that the plumbing be moved out of the center of the beam. If it leaked once and rotted out the old beam, it can leak again and rot out your repairs.
The footings: I noticed some footings were not centered properly under the load. You don't want your support posts sitting out at the edges of your footing. Might I suggest a plumb-bob before digging the footings. For jack posts you always want a level, flat, smooth surface on your footings. It appeared no effort was made to accomplish that. Another trick I like is to line the footing holes with a garbage bag before putting in the concrete if the soil is dry. Dry soil can suck the moisture out of the concrete mix too fast which can lead to your footing cracking. As well, the newly moistened soil could soften and cause your footing to subside or lean shortly after applying your load, or heave if above the frostline. Then you're coming back to readjust jack posts.
Materials: Not sure why you chose the 3X3 tube stock. Tube-stock is not meant for spanning like you did. You can use short pieces to build a hell-of-a truss or frame, but tube-stock is more for compression loads, not spanning loads. I would have used two pieces of 4 X 1.72 channel iron back to back and welded or through bolted together (creating an I-beam). With that you could have eliminated three or four of your support posts (and footings). You can convert those "temporary" posts to "permanent" by welding the base plate to the bottom of the tube and the screw cap to the top of the tube and anchoring the top and bottom plates. For the adjustable posts you need to weld where the top tube slides into the bottom tube.
I noticed a foundation vent near your work location under the house. I would have used that to pass your beam through rather than dragging it through the dirt from one end of the house to the other. I also would have passed a 2 inch shop-vac hose through that vent and sucked out the dirt from your footings, rather than dragging it out on sleds. If you have a lot of holes and/or a long crawl to get there, call the local septic tank guys and have them bring out one of their vac-trucks. Don't carry or shove or drag dirt if there's a tool for the job.
If you want to dig footings in crawl spaces like this (by hand), stop cutting up full size shovels. Go to the army surplus store and buy a couple "trenching tools" which are small folding shovels. They are great for tight spaces. Use them straight like a regular shovel or at 90 degrees as a pick-axe and scooping dirt from bottom of holes. I cut down a post-hole auger and adapted it so I could chuck it in a right angle drill for crawl space footings. If I had 21 inches of clearance, I could bore an 18 inch deep footing hole.
My moto is: work less, do more.
Why would you have not use a small i beam to begin with instead of make shifting one?
So much wisdom and experience in this comment, thank you!
No I'm 6
Great lessons and advice from both sides.
I’ve learned a lot from both of you to be able to tackle my project.
I need to add that as I watch the video I was thinking and picturing the vacuum method and and also the beam and other options to accomplish an easier and better result.
I just saw your video and had to write a comment. I'm a real estate investor. And the repair you did would have cost me between $12,000 to $15,000. I saved enough; using your ideas to replace all the sheet rock ceilings, refinish the floors and up grade a bathroom in a rental house. Thank you
Gosh, I appreciate you making this video. I know how hard it must’ve been to film this man that beam was heavy. I wish you would’ve had some help that day. Take care, be careful and keep making these great videos.
Thank you! the filming part is a pain but I'm always glad I took the effort to do it. I think this turned out well and I hope it helps someone in a similar situation.
When he pulled up to the job with that steel beam and said "I'm here by myself today" I could totally relate to that!
Short pieces of pvc pipe make great rollers.
I didn’t think it was possible, but my respect for your knowledge, commitment and determination has reached a whole new level ! AND you did the camera work alone too. 👌 Boy, do I feel lazy ! 😂
This was an interesting one Cam. The actual work was a pain due to the access issues but it was pretty simple. I'm glad you liked it!
Lifting up floors like this is actually pretty standard. Floor Jacks come in all sizes and sometimes it's just the best repair vs trying to redo the entire floor system/subfloor.
I am shocked to see him using 7 jacks tho: I've done the same with two jacks... but my man Sean here is going the extra mile.
I kind of agree JE. Seven did seem like a lot. But after doing the work, seeing the video clips, reflecting on the job, and seeing the results, I would do it again with seven. I just like the idea of extremely even support, even if it is overkill. I would do seven again.
@@GCFD considering the damage and the difficulty in getting down there, I don't disagree.
Better to have a long and even support for the flooring when you've got such extreme rot in a crawlspace where you really just want a one and done situation
@@GCFD Extra props to Shawn for not cracking any floor tiles !
Great job once again Sean!
Way to power thru and take care of the customer even if nobody else shows up to help! Your work ethic is impeccable!!
Shawn, this particular job is my 1930 home now. Watching your video right now is exactly what I am going to do to save my under carriage of my entire home. I appreciate your video. 3/16/24
I'm just dumbfounded. Sitting here enjoying a biscuit and coffee, realizing how easy my life is. Is there anything you can't do? This was amazing... 😲😲😲Thanks Shawn. You're my hero. 🙂
Thank you Sheena! I'm glad you enjoyed the video! There are tons of things that I can't do but one thing I'm very good at is trying. I originally told the homeowners I wasn't sure if I wanted the job due to the access but then I thought about it and knew it would just be a little extra effort. I called them the next day to give them a quote. Have a great day!
Heh, i just got off work a while ago having my midnight dinner & some pumkin pie.
Shawn, I’ve learned more from you and Andrew Camarata on using simple leverage and basic equipment than anywhere else. Your editing skills of speeding up some of the repetitive parts really make your videos much more pleasant to watch. Your videos are quality and the narration is spot on. I did cringe watching you chop that craftsman shovel but it was worth it. Thank you for producing such great content!
Andrew Camarada is a beast. Dude is the #1 figure it out n find a way guy in the country. I slacked off on his channel a bit when his pup passed. Actually made me sad… I need to get caught up on his channel soon. …as soon as I have time for some 3 hours + videos. Lol!
Another great job and video Sean. I admire your work ethic and failure to complain about your employees when they didn’t show up. You just manned up and accomplished the job yourself. You have developed great video skills and your ending comments are appreciated. Keep up the great work and I look forward to your videos.
I can't imagine why the help didn't show up the second day. 😂
Seeing you haul that beam in by yourself and get it in place and jacked reminds me of all the projects I've had to do like that by myself.
However, there's one thing you did that had me in complete awe: You made a comprehensive video of it all. KUDOS! I couldn't have done that.
And even if I did, I couldn't post it because I'd continually be using F-bombs. HAHAHAHA Great job man!
I agree this video is deficient in f-bombs for day 2. 😂😂
As a Home Inspector, I approve. I wish more took this effort.
Thank you Nic! I thought it was a good effort for the situation.
Do you approve of the sharkbite copper to B pex?
You own your own business?
Orcaluv your not inspector your a 🤡
without replacing the rotted wood, I cant in good conscious endorse that as permanent repair.
Nobody asked *you* to endorse anything.
We tore off a roof one day. My help got paid on Thursdays, got drunk and no show on Friday. I spent that weekend tarping and securing the roof before rain the next week. Thanks guys!
That job looks like a pain, but great work and determination Shawn! It made a huge difference in the floor gap and no more air leakage 🍻
I think that was a good solution, rather than tearing out the whole floor.
Thank you Kevin. I think it was a good solution too. It was a bit overkill but I like that.
I’ve learned more from you on using simple leverage and basic equipment than anywhere else, be careful and keep making these great videos.
I know this is after the fact and probably won't help you much but it might help someone else... A lot of the work you do moving dirt out is the lifting and dragging I use a shop vac with a really long hose.... Works amazingly well except for very wet sticky clay.
What you didn’t show is how much ibuprofen y’all had to take before and after that job. Excellent work and the use of the sled system was very cool.
this is amazing to watch! about fifteen years ago i bought an old house with a crumbling block foundation and lifted it just like you’re showing. i poured about five concrete pads down each side of the house and put in a six inch tall I-beam on top of bottle jacks. your video shows me i did it right which kinda surprises me ‘cause i was just a dumb kid back then 😅
The i beam is stroger than the tubing
My hats off to you and your crew. I admire your thoughtfulness and calmness about doing this difficult job. It's a joy to watch how well you guys get along and do such a good job
Your camera work continues to improve. Love the Angles! I feel like I’m being some what productive when I watch your videos because I learn so much! Makes me want to go into the drainage business
Those adjustable jacks you installed are labeled as "Temporary Support". Do you know something I don't?
Thanks for taking us along with you Shaun. I’ve been under my house a couple times and I know how rough it is crawling around in there but you take it to the next level. I hope a lot of your stuff was able to fit thru the vents instead of having to drag it all under there
This was a very interesting and different video from what you usually make. Cool how you were able to raise the floor. That would have taken half the time if you had someone to help you on the second day but you still amazingly got it done by yourself. 👍
Thank you Steve! I did have some help from the homeowners who were on top telling me "a little more" until It was good.
Great job Shawn and crew. That is definitely a tough job that not just anyone can do. The tight space alone makes it a hard job there's not much room to work. You all did a great job I know the homeowner is happy to have a level home again. Amazing how you recorded it all by yourself.
Another great video! Looking at the gap between the trim and floor afterwards really makes you appreciate what this was all about.
If most contractors had Shawn's integrity and skill, Shawn would have a different business.
haha. The homeowners went with me because I had the attitude of wanting to actually fix the problem no matter what obstacles came up. They were thrilled!
Ledger board is gone ! foundation repair you wear many hats , next time buy 4x6 ,4x4 cut them up with scraps 2x4 ,2x6 I moved houses early 1980s help pin off .Tap con have to be just right .
That and the header joist and sill plate.
I admired you when I saw you read a landscape and it’s flow. Now I have watched you single handedly jack up a floor while patiently explaining your thought process. I am beside myself with admiration, and definitely developing a TH-cam crush!
Thank you Sarah! I'm glad you're enjoying my channel! I hope you keep watching and commenting - Shawn
Shawn, Shawn
tough job, good work all in all. With bagged concrete mix, why not mix in the hole. Oh, btw, you getting thin on top?
I thought about mixing in the hole Allan but I didn't want to introduce more dust under there. Plus, I like the idea of the mixing being done by machine so I know it's good.
I've been crawling around on my belly under my new house, dragging stuff everywhere and feeling lots of pain. I'm glad I'm not the only one! Upmost respect to you for showing us the ropes and having the extra energy to film and talk. Super helpful and I owe you a ton of thanks!
Couple of things here, you never put a support under a rotted wood, you should replaced the rotten wood, when you sister a joist you replaced from the beam to the rim band, the rim band was rotted too. With all my respect to you, your repair isn’t permanent because the wood keeps rooting. I don’t think that you file for a permit with the county and even have an structural engineering approval.
I've used similar Secondary jacks to fix a floor joist which cracked lengthwise in my house.
Had to sister a Joist that cracked and used two of these jacks (slightly larger, 5ft variations) to sure up the floor. After that not only did it no longer sag but the bounciness of the floor was completely done.
They work very well and yes, also passed inspection without issue. And this is NYS-if it passes our stupid as hell inspection laws, it's g2g anywhere.
Haha nice work J E. My other video where I did a similar job (link at the end of this one) was the same with some cracked joists due to a huge knot. I fixed that and then installed a beam for an addition (15" crawl) and it passed inspection.
@@GCFD I'm glad I only had a 6' basement to work in, kudos for doing it all in a crawlspace.
Get some scrap tubing that you can cut. Instead of buying the expensive jacks and cutting them. Great job 👍
Great idea! thanks!
Why would you not replace the rotted wood?
Once I GOT THRU MY CLOSTAPHOBIA, I WAS ABLE TO WATCH ALL THE WAY. YOU ARE DEFINITELY ACES AT YOUR SKILL. THANK YOU SIR✌🏽
What a job Shaun, especially doing that beam by your own, very well done 👍
Thank you Martin. The beam was about 140 lbs based on the size and length.
Put a clamp on the beam, makes a place to easily grab it to maneuver it
In MY case demo & pour new concrete, BUT FIRST COMPACT THE GROUND .
Shawn, you are Superman! You can lift a house all by yourself!!
Hahah it was quite the experience, even though I've done several of these.
i am fixing my crawl space, removing dirt and repairs. i been laying down 2' wide 1/2" plywood where possible, makes it lot easier to slide buckets of dirt and tools. I lap the sheets where they meet since im pushing the buckets full of dirt in 1 direction, im doing by myself, so dragging your sled back and forth, you might need butt joint for the sheets, maybe you could put a splice piece under, and screw them together, couple short screws.Just a thought, i havent seen all your videos so i dont know if you use plywood, I like your videos,its good to see someone who does quality work, and while under very tough working conditions. and what would you think about a piece of ice and snow on the bottom of the beam supports so there would be less direct contact of the masonry and metal?
You never fail to amaze me with your problem solving skills. Thanks for sharing Shawn!
Looks like team borrowed dirt removal technique from The Great Escape (1963)
PS - Learned something today.
Haha I created The Sled back in the mid Mid 2010s when I was doing this work on one of my rentals. We installed a few support jacks for a similar property.
Installing this beam, scabbing on a little chunk of wood, and thread jacks does not solve the problems at hand. Although you have added support there are joists that require replacement. The joists and rim aren’t connected as they should be.
Man heard the sound of balls dropping when you were wrestling with that beam. Well done though you got it done. Would have you on my team anyday
Thank you Pedro!
I subscribed solely for the level of suck this entailed. I'm not looking forward to have to do the same thing to my house but you've shown me the way!
I hope your "no show crew" is now your "former crew!" I bet you were sore that night!!!
Haha Donna. They'll come back when they need the money.
Nothing like putting a band aid over an infected wound ! I don’t know if the owners had a limited budget or not, if that’s the case then it is what it is. But leaving all that rot behind, joist, sill plates, rim joist, floor decking and probably the bottom quarter of the studs is just asking for a continuation of problems especially when a pre buy inspection comes around unless the inspector is afraid to call it out because of fear of not getting any more business from the realtor for calling such things out. It looked like a tough job.
Shawn,I watched this video on television the other day but I wanted to comment. I'm in the same boat as you when it comes to getting in those crawl spaces and getting it done. I hadn't thought of that garbage can lid as a means to move materials and tools. Thats the thing about TH-cam: people like myself can learn from people like you and it's a helluva time to be alive. I love it when people tell me they've learned from one of my videos. I'm just here to show appreciation for what you do. Awesome video too!
G'day mate, big Thanks to you from Australia -- I have learned a heap from watching your videos -- when a property I own got damaged recently with storm water runoff, the knowledge I have gained here has helped tremendously in learning how to best change things to protect the property in the future.
Hey Steve I'm glad you're getting something out of my channel. It sounds like you've gotten some good work done at your place. 👍
9:50 just calculated the weight.... 63,7kg or about 140 pounds... that's a bigooof... good luck carrying that...
Yep! I calculated it too after I finished. 140 lbs beast.
I guess what I've learned most from this video, as well as your other vids, is just how important prepping and optimizing a workspace is. Having the lights and fans set up to make a miserable job less so is such a good move. Plus it feels good to have some control of the environment you're working in. As a DIY homeowner, after watching your videos for a year + it seems like I spend half the time of a project prepping, planning and dealing with waste materials...but it makes the actual labor way less intimidating and more manageable.
So, thanks for showing us the proper way to do things. Now go enjoy a coffee.
That's such a great point Colin. I enjoy the work so anything I can do to make it more enjoyable is effort well spent for me. I'm glad you've found my stuff useful Colin. Thanks for the coffee!
@Colin, I recently insulated the rafters of my detached garage, and got a nice big floor fan that I put a 15' cord on. Absolute game changer, working on cars in the summer. I feel silly for not taking steps to optimize the work space sooner - Shawn is doing it right.
Screws have very little shear strength, so always nail sistered joists/built up beams.
That was amazing to watch and yes, huge respect to you for getting it done in those awful, cramped conditions. So pleased to have found your channel.
Is the rotten wood going to be replaced? That is the root cause of why the floor sagged? The rim joist that holds the floor joist was completely rotted
Wonderful job solving your homeowner's problem, not high tech but rather patience and persistence due to the work conditions. Much admiration. Cheers to you. There has been snow here in Edmonton since the beginning of November without it really melting and today is minus 11 Celsius and going colder this week to minus 30 C. I wish I was where you are lolol.
Thank you Laurie. You said it on this one with persistence to just keep moving. There was nothing super complicated here. Today is in the 60sF and clear. I'm trying to find the motivation to go replace a water pump on a fixxer uppper truck I bought for cheap.
Did you really just use construction adhesive and deck screws to shore up a structural joist? Wtf
My admiration and respect to you, sir thank you for sharing.
Rotten Seal plate needs replaced. If you catch it in time you can poor the footer lower into the ground to avoid cutting.
You preserved and made it happen. I don't have any sore mussels from watching you work...that's nice. I'm sure you used muscles that are rarely use otherwise. Nice video.
Larry I was sitting at home after loading up and no one showed up thinking the day was done. Then I thought, let me at least go try and see how far I can get. I ended up finishing the job, except for spraying the mold remover and switching out that one jack for a longer one.
Thank for your level of excellence that you applied to this repair. It was very refreshing to see you take pride in your work. This is what’s missing in the world.
Miguel looks like the kind of guy you have to take the tools from to help him. Asking him if he wants you to help will never work out. Great kind of guy to have around. Those are the guys I just take the tools from and tell them to take a break for a bit.
He sure is like that! He's a great asset. 👍
We had a guy like him with our family roofing business long long ago, the guy was literally built like a tank & would do the work of 3 guys.
no plans on fixing the sill ? all that is a band aid , sill suports the walls and floors your beam only going to support the floor ?
Just blows me away your comment to your work your clients and your audience. Absolutely love watching your work. Great work yet again! Thanks heaps for your channel it has inspired me to get off my butt and be productive.
You ROCK !!
Awesome George I hope you get a lot of your stuff done! Keep up the good work!
That length of square tube looks much lighter than I- beam
what about rust with an unsealed box tube? without any primer etc. ?
The rotting wood will not stop rotting, you’ve put a huge sticking plaster over a horrible problem ,
Regards Davy 🏴🇹🇭
This channel is awesome for learning. Step by step by step by step. You can’t ask for more 👍
Thank you! I try hard to make my videos 100% content and no fluff. Content to me means adding educational or entertaining info without wasting time.
@@GCFD it shows brother. Cheers 🍻
One thing that bothers me is that nothing was done to replace the exterior sill plates.
Excellent but also very scary video! Is there anything you can’t do 🤣😂? Plus you installed the steel all alone, amazing!
That would be too claustrophobic down there for me - and YOU VIDEOED IT! Truly amazing, Shawn.
SUPERB VIDEO!
Nottingham, England
one heck of a job,Shawn. I could have used your videos long ago. joe moore
Hopefully you'll only be using them for fun and won't have these problems Joe. 👍
First, I think it's stupid to only make the crawl space 3 feet high, they should go at least 4 if not 4 1/2 feet. I don't think you did much of an over kill on the supports, I figured at least 4 jacks. maybe after the concrete set up, set up a 6" square form of 1x2 to ensure the shorter jack would work. Also maybe set up a jig with bolts sunk into the concrete, to have a more secure connection for the floor plate.
Also, do they plan on replacing the rotted floorplate?
That looks like hard work but i have a idea why can't you use a small Garden Auger Drill Bits to drill those hole faster and easier on you?
I've used those before on a right angle drill. It works well to break up the soil but the guys didn't want to use one.
When sistering floor joists, I like to go twice the length of the damaged area, and on both sides of it as well. In the case of rotted, or badly damaged lumber, I'll cut out the bad lumber. The sistering boards, being twice the length of the patched area, will secure the patch in place, restoring it's original strength. After I nail or screw it in, I will then run 1/2 inch carriage bolts all the way through the three pieces of lumber, at the top and bottom of the joist every 12 inches, and secure them with nuts, washers and locking washers. It's a pain in the ass, especially in tight places like this, but it's a lot stronger, and you won't have to worry about the rotted lumber causing your repair to fail.
Why don’t you use small electric rotohammers to dig the footing holes? So much easier and more efficient! Then use a shop vac with an extra long hose to suck the loose dirt out of the holes. Don’t say it won’t work, I have used this method.
We've done that dozens of times with a Bulldog and spoon bit on the hammer setting. Yeah, it's slow going but it's doing the hard work of breaking loose the compacted soil. We've typically used a heavy duty mud pan with ropes to trolly the dirt out of the space.
Houses here don't have that issue, because they are (99%) made of brick and concrete. Older houses like mine were fitted a roof structure made of wood (now are made of prestressed concrete or light steel). In my case I found that one of the supporting members of the roof was very rotten and the cause was a water leak..very small, but years on years of dripping made the thing rot.
Even though I reinforced the structure (and fixed the cause of the rot), the idea is to replace the whole roof structure and tiles (they are ~57 years old, they've earned their retirement :)).
Unfortunately, since no one uses wood on roofs anymore it's complicated (and expensive) to find companies to do the job.
Those are good building materials!
Unless I missed something you only put in a bandaid over a bigger problem. You did nothing for the load bearing walls that run parallel with the steel tube. Until you fix the rim/band joist and seat joist and use something to repair the ends of the floor joist, there is nothing to support that load wall.
The joists are what failed but the foundation was still good. That’s why the floor dropped off the wall and not the whole thing together.
Awesome job!! But is it me or is there a resemblance to Fred Armisen? Just asking, lol. Not to take away from your great work.
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Regarding the breaking of tapcon screws, a can of compressed air to blow out the dust left in the hole will help to prevent the screws from breaking.
Were your men sick? It's not like your crew members to abandon like that. You seem to have selected great workers.
I have no idea. I never heard from them....which is pretty typical
I'm reminded of why I like that my floor is prestressed concrete :) That wood is sketch though, probably wants some fungicide to stop the rot spreading to the other wood.
the mold is dormant since it's dry so I felt good that it wasn't spreading. I also sprayed with a mold remover that works very well. Great comment!
I'm a jack of all trades, gonna be loaded with a heavy project like this soon for a relative and had no idea where to dig in, but now I got a foundation for planning. Won't be doing it myself, gotta find some support.
Job well done sir! I admire your work ethic and I like how you want to do the job correct the first time. There are so many contractors out there that don't care and do sub-par work. I feel that the persons you do work for are lucky to have gotten you. Keep up the great videos!
Thank you Tim! I like to get it the first time too, but sometimes I miss on the first try and have to take another swing.
I was about to buy a house a few years ago, but upon inspection they had set the temporary floor jacks on top of 4x4 which were no joke- just in dirt. I noped out of that real fast. You do great work. Love the videos
It must be pretty hard to quote on a job like that - so many unknowns, particularly the amount of labour that would be required ?
Yes it can be. The Homeowners had a few quotes and went with me because they felt I was more concerned with completing the job well no matter what came up. I stayed in budget and got it done.
When you're newly wedded to this house: 24:19
Great work! But, being under there alone with all that load above you and jacks that could slip or fail, or the joists could crumble... oi, oi, oi (my Health and Safety past rises up!!!).
I was aware of that too Brian, especially in a confined space. I have my 40 hour HAZWOPER so my mind does wonder sometimes.
@@GCFD Aye, been there myself! Just be careful out (under) there! I've learned quite a bit from your videos and hope they continue! Thanks!
Im in NJ and would needs your help :) Good job and working skill.
great work specially when doing these things by yourself.
Thank you Susanne!
Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledge.
The best video I have seen, I have similar issues in my living room floor and this video taught me so much, Thank you for such a great detailed video
With that much rot, some major tear out and replacement is needed. When it collapses, guess who will get called first 🙃
Mad props and respect to this dude. My mans chronicled a STRUGGLE and stayed cool as hell the whole time!
A very good Monday evening to you all from Wellington Somerset in the uk
Thanks!
Question sir: What would you recommend for a dip in a diningroom? We found a joist that was sistered incorrectly. Should I lift it and use a support beam to keep it in place?
I'm saving that trash can lid on the rope trick in the memory bank for later.
I don't miss doing this with my old house!
Closed on it and the crawlspace was flooded. Had to set up a sump pump. Then found out it was all rotten and saggy. Tried to jack and the floor joists and rim joists were dsu. Ended up doing all of the subfloor and joists on the 1st floor... And the Sill plate and rim joists ... And 2 exterior walls.
Would have liked a crawlspace like this ! Mine was only 18 inches at most.
Yikes Mike that sounds awful! I'm glad you got it done and you saved a ton doing the work yourself. What a job!
Nice work. Dragging that beam in there alone looked pretty awful - your helper owes you a beverage. When you're jacking up something heavy and unstable, like that beam when you were lifting it into position, I would suggest slipping more blocks under it as soon as the height allows - adding another 2x block as soon as you raise it another 1.5" - and never have your hand between the beam and the top of the blocks. If the jack should fail, or the beam fall off of it somehow, you want the blocks to catch it as soon as possible, vs crashing all the way to the first block or to the ground.
Great advice! I do quietly say to myself, let me get my hand out of here. I was definitely aware while I was lifting and was happy I had five jacks in place and blocks on each end.
Is a lot of work here. Good job! But things could have been simpler. That beam is solid enough that could have been supported in only 2 spots. Or let’s say 3. Second, if you were using an i beam that is stronger and lighter and again 2-3 maximum footers.
Great points! I liked the idea of more supports and I like the idea of a symmetrical Tube with two vertical supports instead of an I beam with only one. I think if I had it to do again I would do it exactly the same way.
I need to do this in my house for a short return wall that is at a right angle.(doorway above) It's about 7'. There was a water leak (busted pipe) that is now fixed. I'm thinking of using 4x4 for horizontal support and short vertical posts.
How deep did you dig for the concrete?
We went about 15" deep but we don't have a frost line around here. Deeper is better for more concrete. I would use a pressure treated 4x6" at the very least for a beam. Stronger is better and the labor is the same for installing a larger beam and labor is just a little more for making a larger hole or adding supports. You cant go wrong over building in this case. Good luck with your project!
Nice Job. First time I've seen one like this.
I've done a few of these Joe but only have the two videos 👍