I know this has been asked several times but I didn't see anything that fit my situation.
My house is around 60 years old. The bathroom floor has a slight slant to it, seems like 3-4" over a 5 foot spand. The guy we bought the house from said that the people who owned the house before him removed the furnace out from under the house and the floor joist were setting on the furnace. When they removed the furnace they didn't put anything back in its place to hold the house up. Under the house the guy I got the house from put a 4"x4" in place to keep it from getting any worse.
I think there is a load bearing wall between the bathroom and the closet where the foundation support is missing. Should I just rent a jack and jack the floor under the load bearing wall up and stack blocks up for support. We are going to remodel the bathroom and want to start with the floor. I have some background in residential construction but have never jacked up a floor.
Thanks for your help and sorry if this question has been asked 100 times.
William
My house is around 60 years old. The bathroom floor has a slight slant to it, seems like 3-4" over a 5 foot spand. The guy we bought the house from said that the people who owned the house before him removed the furnace out from under the house and the floor joist were setting on the furnace. When they removed the furnace they didn't put anything back in its place to hold the house up. Under the house the guy I got the house from put a 4"x4" in place to keep it from getting any worse.
I think there is a load bearing wall between the bathroom and the closet where the foundation support is missing. Should I just rent a jack and jack the floor under the load bearing wall up and stack blocks up for support. We are going to remodel the bathroom and want to start with the floor. I have some background in residential construction but have never jacked up a floor.
Thanks for your help and sorry if this question has been asked 100 times.
William