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Rotten Beams - must replace
I posted this in the framing section too...
Rotten Beams - must replace
I'm doing a remodel and the house (old cracker shack, here in North Florida) had termites and the main affected area is a back corner of the house. It's set up on concrete block footings, about every 8 feet, and on top of the footings are 6x8 beams that run the length of the house, from front to back. The joists (2x8 old wood) sit on top of the 6x8 beams, and so forth.
The termite-eaten parts are about 3 feet long on both joining beams in the back corner. My plan is to get a few car jacks and set them up at 3 different locations in the back corner (possibly with a temporary 'joist to evenly support the lift), jack it up 1/4", and cut out the old rotten beams to the center of the next footing, and replace with.......
1) home made beam made up of 4 2x8's sandwiched together?
2) an 8x8 post, laid down?
what do you think?? And any other methods would be appreciated..
B.McCarthy
MHM Construction
Gainesville, FL
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