The Jack Post Is Your Solution to Sagging Floors

Floors carry a whole lot more weight nowadays. For example, the popularity of home fitness centers has certainly increased the load-bearing responsibilities of the average floor.

The Floor's Response to Weight-

The floors in an older house generally respond to heavy loads by sagging and they turn excessively springy. But the truth is different. A floor can sag or spring excessively even without heavy loads to support.

•       A floor's, stability, flatness, and strength depend mainly on solid mid-span support for floor joists. 
•        The general construction practice of supporting floor joists on a main central beam held up by wood post usually results in sagging floors since wood posts can rot, settle and shift over time.
•          It is dangerous when this major support beam shifts or sinks, the joists that rest on it are also get affected.

Correct the Sag -

Luckily, sagging, springy floors can generally be corrected by an expert foundation repair specialist. Many specialists have made sagging floors flat and strong again by utilizing the Jack Post system -a reliable solution that replaces flimsy wood posts with strong steel uprights that successfully bear on precast concrete footings. This repair work is most generally done in houses that have crawl space foundations, nonetheless similar repairs can also be successfully made in houses with basement foundations.

The floor jack-

Unlike a wood post, the all-steel floor jack will never warp, rot, crack or shrink. It's as strong and stable after 30 years as it was when first installed. The solid steel threaded rod at the top of a Smart Jack makes this upright adjustable, allowing the contractor to effectively apply maximum load-bearing strength to the underside of the beam.

Repair Steps-

If the key cause of the sagging floor is the mid-span support beam.  The key step in repairing sagging floors is to have the foundation effectively inspected by a reputable foundation repair contractor.  Then use the Jack Post to provide great support to the floor.