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I'm going to jack hammer it all up and put a much thinker slab

It is concrete, but not very much. 2 1/2 maybe 3 inches. This particular 8x8 was sitting on broken concrete. I removed the broken concrete and replace with the same. Post script: about a week after replacing the beams, I had a pipe break. The valves in the house were frozen and the valve at...

I replaced 4 of 5 support beams about 8 months ago. The one that has the separated floor joist I notice almost everytime I go into the basement as I haven't trimmed the 2x4 with a sawzall yet.I know this has happened within the last week but I'd like to say last few days honestly. House is...

Joist seem fine, I'm concerned as to why the joist have separated from the support stringer's. Any ideas?

I replaced the beams about 8 months ago. No bounce that's noticable yet. This had to have happened within the last week or so but... The part of the house with these floors, is being re-rehabbed. I knocked all the plaster off the walls and ceilings. The weight taken off could have caused the...

120 year old house. I just finished laundry in my basement and leaned back against a 8x8 support beam and it moved. Confused I turnt around and pushed it again and it moved again. Standing back I notice the floor joist is about 1/8 an inch above the stringer. All floor joist are still resting...