Floor Supports

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Originally Posted By: bkelly1
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http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/supports.JPG ]


[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/supports_1.JPG ]


[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/supports_2.JPG ]


[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/supports_3.JPG ]




These were all added by a contractor who was selling his own "flip" house..

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Originally Posted By: Steven Brewster
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That is a typical finding in some homes >50 years old. Good ole boy workmanship, but it works , for a while. icon_biggrin.gif Just think, they didnt used to pour footings for the pier and beam type homes.

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Originally Posted By: bkelly1
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http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/support_fallen.JPG ]


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The last picture is of the original support, the entire center of the house was like this. You can see where the pier barely caught the floor .

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Originally Posted By: lkage
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bkelly1 wrote:
[ Image: http://www.nachi.org/bbsystem/usrimages/s/support_fallen.JPG ]


I like the waste lines in the background.

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