Adjustable steel columns, also called jack posts or lally columns, can be installed in basements and crawl spaces to support sagging floors or can be used as a fulcrum beneath heavy appliances. Though ...

Many houses with a basement or crawl space under them have sagging floors because of settling of the foundation, rotting of old wooden supporting posts or warping and rotting of floor joists and beams ...

Q. There is a 4-by-8 beam running 16 feet across my basement ceiling to support the floor joists of the room above. We installed a piano and large bookcase in that room and the floor seems to be ...

In the continuing effort to stop the Northampton County Area Community College floors and roof from sagging, college trustees last night authorized an engineering study on how to solve the problem and ...

Tiles are a common choice for bathroom flooring due to their durability, water resistance, and ease of cleaning. But many traditional tile styles, especially white or beige ceramic squares, can give a ...

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