The crew tore up all of our existing hardwoods on the first and second floor (again, it was completely necessary and we could not salvage them). We had anticipated that we would need to level the floor prior to installing new floors, however, we did NOT think the floors were 2.25 inches out of level. We brought in a structural engineer who determined that the middle of the house sunk due to the staircase. He recommended raising the middle of the floor in it's entirety. The previous owners had installed three I-beams in the basement however they didn't care enough to actually level the floors prior to installing them. So the engineer said the floors would be able to be raised by utilizing these beams.
The crew used hydraulics and slowly started cranking the floor up. The floor had been uneven by 2.25" and with lifting the floor they were able to move it up by 1.5 inches. The rest of the deficit can definitely be made up in the subfloor.
The crew used hydraulics and slowly started cranking the floor up. The floor had been uneven by 2.25" and with lifting the floor they were able to move it up by 1.5 inches. The rest of the deficit can definitely be made up in the subfloor.
The red laser is where the floor needs to be raised to
Kitchen with just sub flooring
Kitchen view from Mudroom
Master Bedroom on 2nd Floor
2nd Floor Hallway
Basement - Raising the Floor
Basement - Raising the Floor
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