DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation
12-10-2012, 08:27 PM
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Replies: 10
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation
12-10-2012, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 3,428
Here is an explanation of how to add a new...
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...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation
12-10-2012, 07:23 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,058
I just looked for a local engineering firm. At...
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...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation
08-12-2012, 11:43 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 3,058
Thanks for the advice.
I hired the engineer...
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...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Electrical and Wiring
08-12-2012, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 3
Views: 299
GFCI tripping
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...
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DIY Home Repair Forum: Framing and Foundation
11-17-2009, 07:11 PM
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Replies: 6
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Ideas for leveling floor support beams
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...
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