"Charlie S." wrote in message
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Looking at the floor joists of our porch I noticed they are resting on a
long board that is nailed horizontally into the band joist. The porch has
to be at least 60 - 80 years old. I can't believe the board has supported
these joist without separating from the sill all these years. I'm not a
carpenter, but I can tell this isn't a good way to support a floor, even
if it is just a porch floor. The joists span 9.5 feet. Pictures of the
3rd - 8th joists in this site http://mysite.verizon.net/stamkis/id2.html
show you how the joist rest on this hanging board. You can't see the sill
it's nailed into.

Need to shore up the porch before putting in new posts. Thus, I need to
support the outer band joist and this joists holding board at the same
time. Was looking to use A-frame structures to catch the both
beams/boards. However, I am just afraid the nails of this joist supporting
board may come loose or crack if I don't do it right. Any way to replace
or support this beam so it will have some more structural integrity?
Not sure if this is the Usenet group I should be using to post this type of
question. Any suggestions on where to turn to for this type of help?