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    Jul 28, 2008, 07:12 PM
    Bathroom floor is cement
    I am remodeling my bathroom and as I was bringing up the tile, a piece of the cement slab came up with it. (this bathroom is on the second floor. I started to remove the cement and noticed that the beams in the floor do not have a square top, they are notched so that there is no flat surface to put plywood onto. Should I remove all the cement and then try to match up some additional joists or should I try to fix the cement slab. There are some hairline fractures in the cement now. Any help would be great
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    Jul 28, 2008, 07:17 PM
    Are you saying that there is no plywood subfloor?
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    Jul 28, 2008, 07:18 PM
    Not at all there is some kind of stone dust in between the joists and about 3 inches of cement over that
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    Jul 28, 2008, 07:25 PM
    Can't imagine that kind of construction. Can you post a pic. What holds the stone dust up?
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    Jul 28, 2008, 07:33 PM
    There is some wood between the beems holding it up. I will take pictures in the morning and post. The house was built in the 1930's. I appreciate your help!
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