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Working with an older home. I’ve got a 100 yr. old Midwest Victorian. My problem is getting the damn thing level. The main support is a 7 3/4 ” x 7 3/4″ beam, notched to accept the joists at 16″ intervals. The west end of the beam is twisted, obviously causing great pain and unsightly distortion to the floor. Because everything is notched and fastened, I can’t sister-in new joists, and by trying to cut out the beam I’m really afraid of what may happen to the walls in the immediate vicinity (all lathe and plaster, naturally!) Floors are tongue and groove pine. I NEED HELP!!!!
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What are you doing here ? Repost this to "Construction Techniques" and you'll get more free advice than you want.
meanwhile , I'll ruminate on it.
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Working with an older home. I've got a 100 yr. old Midwest Victorian. My problem is getting the damn thing level. The main support is a 7 3/4 " x 7 3/4" beam, notched to accept the joists at 16" intervals. The west end of the beam is twisted, obviously causing great pain and unsightly distortion to the floor. Because everything is notched and fastened, I can't sister-in new joists, and by trying to cut out the beam I'm really afraid of what may happen to the walls in the immediate vicinity (all lathe and plaster, naturally!) Floors are tongue and groove pine. I NEED HELP!!!!