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Uneven Floor
I live in Chicago and have an uneven floor and do not know what to do. It seems like it's really only one area, right in the middle of the house. Underneath the floor is where the main house I beam is located. If you follow the beam, the floor is fine where the beam starts and ends. But it's only in the middle of the house where the floor is uneven. I was wondering, is this a problem? In order to get this fixed, would the house need to be jacked up? If so, approximately how much would I be looking at in getting this fixed? Thank you in advance for any help! |
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You can have it jacked up, but you will most likely have to fix allot of
cracked broken drywall or plaster. wrote in message oups.com... I live in Chicago and have an uneven floor and do not know what to do. It seems like it's really only one area, right in the middle of the house. Underneath the floor is where the main house I beam is located. If you follow the beam, the floor is fine where the beam starts and ends. But it's only in the middle of the house where the floor is uneven. I was wondering, is this a problem? In order to get this fixed, would the house need to be jacked up? If so, approximately how much would I be looking at in getting this fixed? Thank you in advance for any help! |
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Cliff Hartle wrote: You can have it jacked up, but you will most likely have to fix allot of cracked broken drywall or plaster. wrote in message oups.com... I live in Chicago and have an uneven floor and do not know what to do. It seems like it's really only one area, right in the middle of the house. Underneath the floor is where the main house I beam is located. If you follow the beam, the floor is fine where the beam starts and ends. But it's only in the middle of the house where the floor is uneven. I was wondering, is this a problem? In order to get this fixed, would the house need to be jacked up? If so, approximately how much would I be looking at in getting this fixed? Thank you in advance for any help! Impossible to diagnose without seeing it. It could be that the house has settled for some reason, but is now stable and not going to get any worse. Or it could be that there is no proper support for the beam, the beam is too small, etc. You say the beam is fine at both ends. What's supporting the rest of the span? Is the beam sagging and by how much? You say it's an I beam? Steel? Best approach is probably to get a good home inspector in to go over the whole house and give you some advice. Then, if necessary, a structural engineer. |
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On 25 Nov 2006 06:56:10 -0800, "
wrote: I live in Chicago and have an uneven floor and do not know what to do. It seems like it's really only one area, right in the middle of the house. Underneath the floor is where the main house I beam is located. If you follow the beam, the floor is fine where the beam starts and ends. But it's only in the middle of the house where the floor is uneven. I was wondering, is this a problem? If you are trying to play marbles, yes. If not, keep your eye on it to see if gets worse. IIUC, it's not sagging where the beam is, only elsewhere, right. In order to get this fixed, would the house need to be jacked up? If so, approximately how much would I be looking at in getting this fixed? Thank you in advance for any help! |
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Thank you for all the responses. It sounds to me as if it gets worse
or if it is really a problem, call somebody in to take a look at it. I'm pretty sure that the previous owners had a waterbed on the side of the house that is un-even, so that might be what happened. But, it is an older house (about 65 years old), and I know that these things happen. But as for the i-beam, yes, it is a steel one that runs the length of the house and has two steel columns/poles to support it in the middle. Thank you again for all the responses! |
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