Jeremy's parents' house has a bad sinking spot between the bathroom and the dining room. Right in the middle of the house. Let's not understate the problem, there is a BAD sinking spot IN the bathroom and dining room. Like you are lilting and walking downhill. The toilet leans also.
We decided to tackle it.
We have some 2X8 pressure treated boards, several 4X4s and 2 20-ton house jacks.
We ripped up 6 layers of flooring to get to the floor joists.
OMG!
The more we get into it, the more we see needs fixed.
It looks like we need to demolish out the entire bathroom, shower, cabinets, pull up the toilet, and replace/brace all the joists. We did a beam replacement last night. Broke a water line and had to fix it. Made one heck of a mess. The wall is not supported on a beam. The doorway looks like it was in "Beetlejuice". The wall has no footer and the 2X4s are rotted. The floor decking layers have been holding puddles between them for quite a while. As we jacked up a joist, we thought we had a water leak, it was just a puddle draining off. Goodness, what a mess we got ourselves into.
It needed to be tackled sometime, anyway. Just wish we had a full week to get it done without having to stop.
Wow.
This is FUN!
You have a great day. I gotta go to work (at my REAL job).
MsAmber
Bad Poetry?
- MsAmber
- I am complex, yet simple. I am hearty and frail. I am selfish and generous. I let my emotions prevail. I want to make some sense of it. Of Life, and Love, and God. I want to bring back the simple things. I know that makes me odd. But if you'll stay and read awhile maybe you'll start to see. Then maybe I can share with you a little part of me. MsAmber
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