Hi everyone
I've been reno-ing an old house (100 years old) gradually and will preface this by saying the work done in the past is just horrendous, so just looking to make things right or as close to it as possible. In tearing apart a spare bedroom to lay new sub flooring, I came across a floor joist that has been cut 2/3 of the way through to run both plumbing and duct work for a heat register.
Now, there is a wall for this spare bedroom that rests on this joist, which also adjoins my bathroom. I will be looking to bump this wall about 16" into the spare (or to the next floor joist) that I am working on to give the bathroom a little more room. I've noticed a small sag close to where the cut has been made, as well as in the kitchen the floor, which is directly below (just a very slight sag in both cases).
Wondering what my best option is to repair this? I was hoping to be able to sister some pieces of 2x10 to the joists on either side as opposed to running a second joist from side to side. Last thing I want to do is not do this now as I know it can only get worse.
The other question i would have is, would I need to also create some form of support in the basement under where the kitchen floor is sagging? Its only a very slight sag at this point. I currently have access to the ceiling in the basement, which is semi-finished with a poured concrete floor and have no issue tearing down the ceiling in the kitchen to access what I need to repair in the spare upstairs.
Any insight/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Dean
I've been reno-ing an old house (100 years old) gradually and will preface this by saying the work done in the past is just horrendous, so just looking to make things right or as close to it as possible. In tearing apart a spare bedroom to lay new sub flooring, I came across a floor joist that has been cut 2/3 of the way through to run both plumbing and duct work for a heat register.
Now, there is a wall for this spare bedroom that rests on this joist, which also adjoins my bathroom. I will be looking to bump this wall about 16" into the spare (or to the next floor joist) that I am working on to give the bathroom a little more room. I've noticed a small sag close to where the cut has been made, as well as in the kitchen the floor, which is directly below (just a very slight sag in both cases).
Wondering what my best option is to repair this? I was hoping to be able to sister some pieces of 2x10 to the joists on either side as opposed to running a second joist from side to side. Last thing I want to do is not do this now as I know it can only get worse.
The other question i would have is, would I need to also create some form of support in the basement under where the kitchen floor is sagging? Its only a very slight sag at this point. I currently have access to the ceiling in the basement, which is semi-finished with a poured concrete floor and have no issue tearing down the ceiling in the kitchen to access what I need to repair in the spare upstairs.
Any insight/advice would be greatly appreciated.
Dean
