Les2010

are you storing engine blocks?

Worse, Mom's English Lit library and my accounting and law library

THANKS FOR THE HELP EVERYONE!!!

Does anyone have a website link or library reference for how to claculate/determine the weight bearing capacity of the floors in residential structures? Or know a structural engineer who does this type of analysis?

I don't want to overload the capacity of my new (new to me, built in 1990, block and beam) home's floor/foundation. I'm a bookophile, love antiques, and have a waterbed for my bad back. In short, my "stuff" weighs a couple of tons, probably more.

BTW, this is one of the most useful forums I've ever seen! Y'all are GREAT PEOPLE!!!

Thanks everyone! I'm working on it; will report back

As expected, just had another company out who quoted $2600.

The real question is, do we really need to level it now?

If we go ahead and put in siding & windows now, and then level it later, will it make the siding & windows look crooked, or will it create gaps around the windows?

Anyone know anything about Hy-Tech Foundation Repair?

Martin, Mind saying who gave the $2600 quote?

I've been told 1) Foundation; 2) Roof (that gets the house squared off); then everything else and, if you do the last part first, you get to redo it later (and from what I've seen in our condos it's all too true).

I was so glad to find this thread and not have to start from scratch!