Breaking News: Sagging Floor and Finished Kitchen Causes Chaos in Local Home
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Date: March 15, 2023
Location: 123 Main St, Anytown, USA
Breaking News: A shocking turn of events has unfolded in a residential area of Anytown, USA, as a sagging floor and a finished kitchen have caused chaos and property damage in a local home.
According to eyewitnesses, the homeowner, John Doe, was awoken in the early hours of the morning to the sound of creaking and groaning coming from the floor above. Upon investigation, he discovered that the floor had sagged significantly, causing a portion of the kitchen to collapse.
"I was in shock when I saw the kitchen floor had given way," said John Doe. "I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. The damage is extensive, and I’m not sure how we’re going to recover from this."
The finished kitchen, which was recently renovated, is now a mess of debris and destruction. The homeowners are at a loss for how the problem occurred and are seeking answers from the construction company responsible for the renovation.
"We hired a reputable construction company to do the renovation, and we trusted them to do the job right," said Jane Doe, John’s wife. "But now, we’re left with a kitchen that’s unusable and a huge financial burden to repair the damage."
Emergency repair crews have been called to the scene to assess the damage and begin the process of stabilizing the floor and repairing the kitchen.
"We’re working as quickly and efficiently as possible to restore the home to its original condition," said Joe Smith, owner of the construction company. "We take full responsibility for the incident and are committed to making it right."
The incident serves as a reminder of the importance of proper construction techniques and regular inspections to prevent such disasters from occurring.
Stay tuned for further updates on this developing story.
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My wife and I bought an older house a couple years ago (built 1922). We love our house and especially the finished kitchen. It's IKEA but it's really nice with a beautiful quartz countertop. Unfortunately the house has a pretty big sag in the floors towards the center with an approximately 2.75 drop from the high point. The good news is is that it isn't getting any worse in the 3 years since I started monitoring. The bad news is that the vinyl plank flooring is starting to stress with the uneveness. Can I raise the center beam of the house without impacting our beautiful kitchen particularly the quartz countertop?
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I think you should be consulting a structural engineer and not reddit.
Unless you have a very firm background in construction this is *not* DIY.
At the very least get some opinions and estimates and at least *talk* to some pros.
If it hasn’t gotten worse, it’s likely been that way for decades. My house was built in 1914, I have nearly a 3″ drop over 22′. I don’t even notice it anymore. Unless your joists have signs of structural failure, and it isn’t progressing, it is likely not a serious issue.
2.75 cm is significant; 2.75 inches is very significant. If you have access to open joists underneath, try to locate the sag; it’s worth investigating everything. You may have a fractured joist. I doubt that you have a sagging beam @2.75, but you could certainly have a combination of both. Jacking up the main beam will affect all joists and may jeopardize your countertop.
That would be an initial starting point; your remedial work would follow from your discovery.
Probably but I’d consult with somebody who has done this before.
My in-laws kitchen was sagging probably half to three quarters of an inch. I took my trusty 12 ton bottle jack and a 4×4 over to jack it up. I found that one end of the room was held up by a 2×2 that was bent like a banana. When I jacked it up that board sprang out and shot across the room. I replaced it with a 6×6 cut to size. The floor still sags ever so slightly, maybe 1/8 inch now but I didn’t want to overdo the lift.
My grandmother’s house had a 3″ sag in the kitchen which, when we cut out the space and got a look, turned out to be a broken beam. We sistered 2x10s on both sides of the break and slowly, SLOWLY jacked the house up. We took out the sag over 5 days, I’d have liked to take longer but we just didn’t have the time available. The house made horrible noises as we jacked it up but, its been more than 20 years now and it doesn’t seem to have suffered any real effects.
You’ll need to at least provide photos of the floor from underneath so others can see what the issue is.