Recent content by svoelkel

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.

Here is an explanation of how to add a new footing within an existing slab like the one pictured above. http://www.hammerzone.com/archives/foundation/supplement/pier/concrete.htm That web site has several other articles in their archives that may be helpful to you. In my project, I...

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 peace of mind it was worth it. He just confirmed the numbers and plan I already had. I...

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 temporary jack posts, then poured 10 new footings, and installed 6x6 posts for permanent columns...

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 on the circuit it trips the GFCI and it can not be reset. As soon as I disconnect the ground...

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 48” apart and support the walls of a hallway above and at least some of the weight of the...