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Sagging Floors

Rotting Wood Columns or Rusting Steel Columns

Signs:

  • Uneven Floors
  • Cracks In Drywall
  • Doorframes Leaning or Doors Sticking


Causes:

  • Wood Columns can absorb moisture and rot at the base
  • The existing stone or concrete piers can fail and sink
  • Non-engineered columns and piers cannot support the loads above

Solution:
  1. The wood beam is temporarily shored to remove the load off of the existing column(s) -  It is at this time that the floors can be brought back up to their appropriate level utilizing a series of hydraulic jacks manifolded together.
  2. The columns and piers (if necessary) are then removed.
  3. New piers (if necessary) are formed and poured.
  4. New 3 ½” Schedule 40 steel columns are installed on the piers and adjusted to their appropriate height using adjustable 100 ton screw jacks.
  5. Once the beam load has been transferred to the new steel columns, the temporary shoring is removed and the work site is thoroughly cleaned – congratulations, you have just restored the structural integrity, value and safety of your home!

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Replace Failling Wood Beams with Steel I-Beams, Columns and Concrete Piers

Signs:

  • Uneven Floors
  • Cracks In Drywall
  • Doorframes Leaning or Doors Sticking
  • Wood Beam Twisting or Splintering
  • Wood Beam Sagging Between Columns


Causes:

  • Over time, original wood beams will fail as a result of age or differential loading conditions

Solution:
  1. The wood joists are temporarily shored to remove the floor load off of the existing beam -  It is at this time that the floors can be brought back up to their appropriate level utilizing a series of hydraulic jacks manifolded together.
  2. The columns and piers (if necessary) are then removed.
  3. New piers (if necessary) are formed and poured.
  4. New 3 ½” Schedule 40 steel columns are installed on the piers and adjusted to their appropriate height using adjustable 100 ton screw jacks.
  5. A new steel I-beam is then installed and the load transferred to the new steel columns.
  6. The temporary shoring is then removed and the work site is thoroughly cleaned – congratulations, you have just restored the structural integrity, value and safety of your home!

 

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