Our kitchen floor is sagging in places from 1/4" to 1/2". Is there a way to determine about how long it took for this to happen? Could the joists sag this much since September, 2007?

I removed my bathroom floor, toilet, and shower/tub combo due to water damage. Some of the floor joists have some water damage as well. In reading here about sistering floor joists, I should sister the joist two feet past the existing water damage on each end. When that is done, should I cut out...

Hello. In front of my fireplace there is a small tiled area. This is surrounded by hardwood which runs throughout the living room. The floor on the sides of the tile has dropped slightly below the level of the tile (about 1/8" or so). The wood floor around the tiles is also a bit spongy when...

Hi folks, hopefully someone has a very easy answer to this... We are about to remove 2 chimney breasts that are situated on the side of our house - they make for odd shaped rooms and as we've halved our space with a recent downsize, along with damp coming through, it seems like the easiest option....

What is the proper way to build up a floor to prepare for vinyl flooring? I'm building a mud-room in the garage attached to the house, 5' by 13' . Presently I have the joists installed and am ready for subfloor. I am planning to use 3/4" T&G UDL plywood, glued to joists with construction...