Sagging Basement Floor

Either one of these things can cause serious problems along the underside of your home.

Sagging basement floor.

A dozen metal rafter ties. We start each project with a comprehensive home inspection. Four or five beams of the same size as your floor joists typically two by eight and as long as the room. One category describes floors that have a general overall slant.

From here we tally the problem then offer solutions. The other category describes floors that might generally be level from end to end but within that span may have sags or dips. Thre ways to fix a sagging or sloping floor. Sagging floors like most basement and foundation repairs are difficult diy jobs.

Depending upon the conditions it is possible to strengthen or repair existing framing members such as floor joists or roof rafters by adding reinforcing material sandwiching the member on either side with plywood is sometimes worthwhile but the plywood must be installed correctly for greatest strength. Sagging floor joists can also happen if your crawl space or basement isn t properly waterproofed. Not all floor problems are the same. A proper waterproofing job should avoid and prevent both standing water and humidity in the area.

Luckily the basement doctor columbus resolves failing crawl space structures quickly. Temporary adjustable floor jack tall enough to reach the floor joists from the basement floor.