Structural Floor Lifting For Existing Room

We got muddy because we were in a dirt crawlspace doing just that crawling.

Structural floor lifting for existing room.

Cost time and skills. There are now many types of raised access floors to choose from. If only it were that simple. Heck there was usually only one game in town and your choice was often made for you.

Plan view of proposed mri suite. The inspection 300 to 500 will tell if you have structural problems such as undersized joists that will require professional repairs. We used 18 000 pound screw jacks 4x4 lumber a circular saw power drill driver and cement blocks. Thre ways to fix a sagging or sloping floor.

You will have to make sure your joists can handle the addition of considerably more weight from the plywood subfloor and any floor coverings. Total cost was less than 200 while a pro would charge 500 1000. The elevated floor structure would span three structural bays of the building and be independent of all building elements except for beam connections to the building columns. A plywood subfloor will bridge any minor waves in the existing floor and leveling compound would help too.

Inspect your floor framing and measure the thickness of the existing insulation if any. The floor vibration control design concepts are presented below. Back in the old days things were a lot simpler. 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.

Separate structural platform above the existing floor. On the top side of the floor another fix it idea to lay down new hardwood over the existing floor. This job took two people one afternoon.