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• Posted in thread: Jackinig Up Sagging Joists on 12-10-2012 at 08:27 PM
  I also meant to suggest that channel iron might be an alternative to an I beam. It might be
  easier to work with and easier to secure to the beam you are raising.

• Posted in thread: Jackinig Up Sagging Joists on 12-10-2012 at 08:22 PM
  Here is an explanation of how to add a new footing within an existing slab like the one
  pictured above. web site has several other articles in their archives that may be helpful to
  you. In my project...

• Posted in thread: Ideas for leveling floor support beams on 12-10-2012 at 07:23 PM
  I just looked for a local engineering firm. At the time, business was slow and he came out, did
  the measurements and wrote a report on live load estimates etc. May have charged $500 total but
  for the ...

• Posted in thread: Ideas for leveling floor support beams on 08-12-2012 at 11:43 AM
  Thanks for the advice.I hired the engineer and got the load specification. I spent 6 months
  under the house (luckily can stand under there) jacking up the main beams back to level while
  using temporar...

• Posted in thread: GFCI tripping on 08-12-2012 at 11:30 AM
  I replaced a working ceiling fan in our bedroom with a new fan. Everything was working fine up
  to then. The circuit is on a GFCI in the panel. When I attach to ground from the fan to the
  ground line o...

• Posted in thread: Ideas for leveling floor support beams on 11-17-2009 at 07:11 PM
  I need to level the floor on one end of a single story frame house that is 30’x30’. The space
  has two beams spanning its length, each made of two 2x10s with 2x4 ledger boards attached.
  These beams are...