Cracked Support Beam
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Replacing a Support Beam
Comments (3)I think I need to hire a structural engineer to inspect this, but am thinking ahead to how we'd get a new beam into a basement, if that's the 'solution'. Anyone had to do this? That's not your problem ... that's what the contractor who specializes in fixing house supports does. Not the OLD contractor who caused the problem, the NEW contractor. There are various ways they can do it, depending on the space they have to work in and what's under the beam. My BIL did this quite a bit as part of jacking up old houses, earthquake retrofitting, etc. To someone with the right experience, with the right equipment, it's not hard. It might take time, especially if they are jacking up the beam to fix settling - you can't do that all at once - but if it takes a year to slowly un-settle the house, then fix the beam, most of the year is just waiting and make a few turns to the house jacks ever month or so....See MoreTwo columns and a beam to support load bearing beam?oun
Comments (6)You need a structural engineer. Posts need footings. You’ll need to dig footings. Steel is stronger than glue lam, and smaller. It will not need intermediate support if designed correctly. Steel is always the answer. Along with a work crew that has experience with it. NOT DIYable. Structural work is like racing. How much you want it to be invisible depends on how much money you have. How fast do you want to go? Pony it up. A 300K level remodel is going to bleed it at every opportunity. This is where you need the experienced architect and GC and let them do their jobs....See MoreBouncy/squeaky floors: due to cracking support beams?
Comments (2)Yes, but due to the age of your house, what caused the beams to crack? Those cracks may be a symptom, not the cause....See MoreCracks in concrete beams
Comments (23)Actually it's a poured-in-place concrete "bond beam" located at the top of a structural unit masonry wall to tie the structure together horizontally or as a lintel over an opening. This one is a perimeter bond beam at the top of one story walls. Because the wall is hollow structural clay tile and the beam is formed with wood I suspect it's not being built in North America. This is what a perimeter bond beam in a unit masonry wall would look like in the US:...See MoreUser
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