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OK thank you everyone for your advice but I did a bit more inspection and found that it was one joist that was actually split in the middle due to a knot in the wood. I took two of the original 2x4's (that I had saved) from a previous fix and sistered them to both sides of the broken 2 by. I...

Well I have new electric running through the 2x4 already. But I could just remove that I guess as it is not tied together yet. I have also been replacing all the knob and tube wiring. Thank you for the quick replies. I guess my best bet probably is to sister in in 2x6's. The new furnace I had...

I am trying to fix up my apartment to get it ready to rent. My house was built in the mid 1800's. I have done a lot fixing to the place since I purchased it 3 years ago. My upstairs apartment has sagging ceilings. The lath and plaster seems to be attached to the 2x4 joists pretty well so i do...

Hi im new to the site and I have been reading a lot of the forum posts. Seems to be a lot of knowledgeable people out there. Hope to get some good advice.