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House leveling
From: sredmyer@teletracking.com
Category: Structural
Remote Name: 24.249.200.97
Date: 29 Oct 2001
Time: 11:05 AM
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I recently under took a project to finish my basement. As part of that
project I planned to replace the stairway leading to the basement. The original
stairway was cut into the approximate center of the house with one side against
the center load bearing foundation wall. The floor joists on the opposite side
of the stairs seemed to have settled quite a bit over the years (the house is
about fifty years old). My question is should I attempt to level the sagging
floor joists (the new basement plans call for a wall there which would help to
support the joists) or am I better off to leave well enough alone (avoiding any
possible damage to plaster during leveling).
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