homeskillet66
Mar 13, 2009, 08:59 AM
Problem:
Two piers, located side-by-side on two separate floor joists have sunk, resulting in their detachment from their floor joists. The floor joists are still supported by the remaining piers, but the detachment has caused some sloping in the floor. I am not necessarily looking to straighten the floors, but my main goal is to make sure that the floor is structurally supported as originally designed. By the way, it appears that the floor joists sunk due to water getting under the house and pooling at one spot.
My Question:
How is something like this fixed? A concrete contractor bid the job as 1) removing old piers and 2) installing the new ones with RV jacks installed in concrete. The concrete footing would be 1 foot deep. It seemed like that would work, but I'm afraid a building inspector would look at the jack stands and say "unacceptable".
Thanks, in advance, for the valuable advice.
Two piers, located side-by-side on two separate floor joists have sunk, resulting in their detachment from their floor joists. The floor joists are still supported by the remaining piers, but the detachment has caused some sloping in the floor. I am not necessarily looking to straighten the floors, but my main goal is to make sure that the floor is structurally supported as originally designed. By the way, it appears that the floor joists sunk due to water getting under the house and pooling at one spot.
My Question:
How is something like this fixed? A concrete contractor bid the job as 1) removing old piers and 2) installing the new ones with RV jacks installed in concrete. The concrete footing would be 1 foot deep. It seemed like that would work, but I'm afraid a building inspector would look at the jack stands and say "unacceptable".
Thanks, in advance, for the valuable advice.