Lakee911
I&C Engineer (mostly WWTP)
Hi all,
Where should I locate a support under this beam to stiffin my floor? These are the floor joists for my kitchen. It'll be flush with the floor/ceiling. Support midspan or closer to the doubled 2x8 end?
That's the addition at the very top. My 107 measurement is too small by 6in. Opps.
Yellow: 2x8's
Aqua (lower): 2x4's -- joists sit on top of this ledger
Gray: Concrete Block Wall
Aqua (upper) : 2x10
Brown: Supports for addition -- upper story (above addition) load is transfered to these points not via the 2x10's.
Purple: Some termite damged sections (from late 1970's, no sign of return). May replace these. Has somee wiring going through though.
Peach: New beam, 2x10...not installed yet. Needs to be flush w/ ceiling below. Already not a lot of headroom. Right side rests on foundation. Somewhere in the middle will be another support. Not sure where to put this yet. Idears? Was planning on supporting the joists, cutting them and plopping this sucker in from the top. Support will be on a 4x6 through basement slab on a sizable foundation --need to start cutting/digging as soon as I know where.
Floor sags the most around those two joists that are close together. Double 2x10's on the left are at the same height as those that are on the right--no, or negligible sag.
Thanks for taking the time to look at this.
Thanks,
Jason
Where should I locate a support under this beam to stiffin my floor? These are the floor joists for my kitchen. It'll be flush with the floor/ceiling. Support midspan or closer to the doubled 2x8 end?
That's the addition at the very top. My 107 measurement is too small by 6in. Opps.
Yellow: 2x8's
Aqua (lower): 2x4's -- joists sit on top of this ledger
Gray: Concrete Block Wall
Aqua (upper) : 2x10
Brown: Supports for addition -- upper story (above addition) load is transfered to these points not via the 2x10's.
Purple: Some termite damged sections (from late 1970's, no sign of return). May replace these. Has somee wiring going through though.
Peach: New beam, 2x10...not installed yet. Needs to be flush w/ ceiling below. Already not a lot of headroom. Right side rests on foundation. Somewhere in the middle will be another support. Not sure where to put this yet. Idears? Was planning on supporting the joists, cutting them and plopping this sucker in from the top. Support will be on a 4x6 through basement slab on a sizable foundation --need to start cutting/digging as soon as I know where.
Floor sags the most around those two joists that are close together. Double 2x10's on the left are at the same height as those that are on the right--no, or negligible sag.
Thanks for taking the time to look at this.
Thanks,
Jason