Thanks Bud for the ice damn link, and slowandsteady for the pdf it should help. I probably should read it before this post.
Slowand Steady:
The rest of the house was built right. The house was free. This is a weekend lake house area. One house was rented because of the economy and there is a 70+ year old woman that might remember something about it being built, but I don’t know how much she knows about construction. I found a paper from 1954 saying that the water was tested as safe, and something about a volunteer fire department in the kitchen wall. I know the initial house was built in 1940. Perhaps the add on was built in 1954.
The shed was built right. It is the size of a two car garage with an A frame. There is electricity but no plumbing. I guess I could build an outhouse and go with the theme. Hook up the tankless water heater in the shed.
I know how you love my ultra drawings so, I have made another.
These are the problem areas of the house. The other side of the house is fine. It is the kitchen roof where all of the water pours off that has caused the problems and the kitchen’s foundation, which may have shifted because of the rotten beam (where the water splashed).
The house was built like steps up/down. There might be one 2x4 under the load bearing ‘wall’ in the kitchen.
I might have exactly the same problem the hillbilly did with the original roof. All of the water from the entire house
Nealtw:
The kitchen is 13’ long
There are 3 piers. The one in the middle is about at 7 1/2 feet between the two.
There are 2 2x4’s as a joist I guess. There is a problem. See photo.
The photo in post #33 shows the stage Right view
Bud:
It was built outside of the kitchen, after it steps down.
I can’t tell where the new wall has been built. Im guessing on top of ONE of the leaning 2x4’s in the crawl space that support the kitchen floor joists.
Post #33 shows the kitchen joists resting on the 2 slanting 2x4’s.
Post #34 shows the step down from the kitchen onto the living room floor. Which would make the load bearing wall resting on nothing structural, just the living room floor.
Maybe the new photos help.
I think if I rip the old kitchen wood out, replace the rotten green beam, and replace the load bearing wall with something like how a garage is built, I should be set. Right? As far as this kitchen mess. Then do what I need to seal the roof and look into gutter…?
If I can get everything except the Big Boy work done I might be able to call a couple of friends to help.
Thanks guys!