2006-07-15 04:18:32 · 11 answers · asked by Dancing Danny 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
The floor is on the second floor. The sagging does not seem to be structural, that is nothing below the sagging floor seems to be affected. There are no foundation problems apparently. The floor may have started sagging from the natural settling of the foundation or it could have moved as a result of an extension added to the house before I moved in. I have a hardwood floor, someone suggested I remove the floor and shim the cross beam, that is add another beaming parallel to the crossbeam.
2006-07-25 01:09:18 · update #1
Youre not providing enough information... there are many reasons a floor might sag.
Some questions I would ask right off the bat.... What kind of home?
What kind of foundation?
What kind of structure?
Where is the sag(s)?
Those are just the beginning.... there are others I will ask, depending on what the answers are to those.
Ill flag this question to be watched, if you care to add more information, or you can contact me by email.
I have repaired a LOT of floor problems, and I can talk you thru this. Unfortunately, I no longer am able to travel, to come out and fix it for you, lol, but, once you know what needs to be done, you might be able to hire a local contractor, if you do not want to tackle it yourself.
Edit: Adding following comment:
As promised, I have kept this question on my watch list, but no additional information has been placed. There are only a few more days left.
All of the other answers here have already made assumptions on what kind of floor, and structure is in place... close scrutiny will reveal that they are not all making the same assumption.
As I said, I have repaired many different kinds of floor problems, even rebuilding a few from scratch.... but there are way too many variables to answer a question with so little information. If you will provide more information, I can help you. If you do not have enough room to answer here, you may email me, I'll be happy to help.
2006-07-15 07:11:33 · answer #1 · answered by thewrangler_sw 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sagging floors can be a night mare. Sometimes it is a simple as getting under the floor, and jacking it up. Often is is far simpler to rebuild the floor, right over the existing floor... providing shimmed in the lowest areas, and/or shaving the highest areas.
If the floor is dimensionally stable, and can hold more weight, another simple solution is to apply a self-leveling flooring compound. This is simply poured onto the floor, and allowed to dry. As a liquid, it seeks it's own level.
2006-07-15 07:17:16 · answer #2 · answered by Andrew 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Whether crawl space or basement, you need to jack up floor with beam(s) and leave posts in place, or jack up, place stronger floor joists into flooring, then remove jacks. If a crawl space, place beam(s), use jack and block with concrete blocks and shims. Be sure the floor movement is NOT from a sinking foundation. Good luck
2006-07-15 05:15:08 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a house on piers, your floor may be sagging either because the piers have subsided, or the sills have rotted. If the sills appear to be sound, jack them up to level, and shim them on the piers. If the sills have rotted, they need to be replaced. Sills rot because they are exposed to moisture. Replacing them without discovering the source of moisture, will insure that you do the job twice. Replacing sills requires more jacks, special saws, and other equipment the typical homeowner does not have. Leveling sills, while a dirty job, can easily be managed by one person with a good jack.
2006-07-15 04:45:51 · answer #4 · answered by Don 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Have a professional do it. The Shoring Jacks you'll need to rent from a concrete supplyhouse like Janell or Carter Waters or Goedecke.
These companies only rent that type of equipment to contractors with a revolving credit account.
Consider hiring a contractor that does "mud jacking" or below grade concrete restoration.
2006-07-16 12:14:21 · answer #5 · answered by biz owner 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would I want to correct a sagging floor in your house?
2006-07-15 06:05:20 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
try this...remove the flooring down the centre and the corners of the house...fill it up with sand and thick stone slabs with wide bases...thats one method...
as far as i know the best way would have been to build the house on a wide concrete platform.
2006-07-15 04:28:20 · answer #7 · answered by alfred a 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pay a contractor $55 per hour to rip out the subfloor.
2006-07-15 04:22:01 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the post supporting the floor is rotted.
2006-07-15 04:21:51 · answer #9 · answered by mak_nit_crimson 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
probly need to put on another layer of floor.
2006-07-15 04:22:58 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋