Lumber Score - Repurpose Service Shop

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

Well, when I was 17 and helping the church tear down the service station purchased next door to expand the parking lot. I didn't ever figure I would get use of some of the materials salvaged out of the demo.

There were 14, 2" x 12" x 23' ceiling joist that supported the roof stucture and 7 of them are now going to supply the structure to level the floors in my 1886 farm house.

I will be glueing and screwing 3 of these together to form beams for the Family room and Dinning room floors. They will be supported by 3 jack posts in the basement to level out the floors that have sagged slightly over the 123 years they have been in place. This is in preperation to install 3/4" hardwood floors into those rooms over the holidays.

By kkeiser, shot with BlackBerry 8330 at 2009-12-11

I had to clean up the lumber, remove nails and wiring, but they are in great shape and will work great.

I had to add that was 21 years ago when we demo'd the station. My father has stored them in various places over the years, but always kept inside and dry.

 

[rieferman]

my 1902 farmhouse floors will also scatter a handful of marbles.. Do you think going with a main beam perpenidcular to the joists (i.e. lifting the whole place a little basically) is the way to go, or sister next to each joist (i.e. push the floor boards up, but leaving the rest of the place settled) is the way to go?

cool story btw

 

[NWOhioChevyGuy]

My place is a brick home, all rooms are basically a masonary box. The walls (brick) basement walls and foundation (field stone) have not moved.

So the solution for my situation is to place a beam perp to joist and lift the sagging (or trayed) floor back to where it is level.

However I do have one joist that at some point was cut all the way through, about 2' removed....???? This one will be sistered on both sides and carriage bolted together to get it back to where it should be.

hopefully this will lead to the first set of level floors I've ever owned.....lol