In my 1923 home, the kitchen and part of the dining room floors are sagging? What can we do that isn't going to cost a lot of bucks?

Our home has painted metal kitchen cabinets. The paint dripped in quite a few spots and we'd like to know if we should sand these down, or if we paint them with a roller, will that cover the drips? Believe me, we'd replace them if we could afford to, but we're retired on a very minimal income.

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Originally Posted by bubsbabe2

In my 1923 home, the kitchen and part of the dining room floors are sagging? What can we do that isn't going to cost a lot of bucks?

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Jacking up may push the whole floor up, not just the sagged section. An alternative to jacking would be to shore up the floor so it won't sag further and use flooor leveler. Then put a new sub floor down. After that u con put a new floor covering down.

You need to find the spot where the support column has settled and only jack that spot. Do not jack the entire beam, only the low spot.

Bubsbabe2,
I know you are new and learning where to post. So, even though you should've started another question, I'll answer. The sags and runs in the original paint will still be there if you just paint over them. You will either have to sand those spots with a sanding block and fine paper, or strip them with a chemical. If you sand, try 220 grit to start... just on the bad places. If you are not cutting the bad places down, you can use a 120, but it will scratch fairly deep. Then, you'll have to follow it with 220. You can also use a finishing sander. I've done a lot of furniture refinishing and woodworking over the years. Same procedure would apply to cabinets.
Good Luck,
Al
Al