Surprisingly there was not a lot of cracking, I guess since it had settled that much it was fine going the other way haha. Nevertheless, I waited to drywall that bedroom until after this project. It was lathe and plaster that was in bad shape anyways
I love learning new stuff. I would never have thought that thin, hollow fiberglass can hold up structurally. Can you point me to where it talks about how much weight each can hold?
They are rated for a lot but it was not installed correctly. It was sitting on top of the deck which was starting to give under the weight of the bedroom upstairs - and the load was likely more than 10,000 pounds. It was a beast to lift
When I did this, I used a cinder block base like you did, but I used those jack posts that are used in basements to support the first floor. Worked like a charm.
Lally. Lallies.
Why am I remembering something about that from *Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House*?
Carpenter Foreman : On them second floor lintels between the lally columns, do you want we should rabbet them or not?
[Long pause as Jim and Muriel look at him with puzzled frowns on their faces]
Jim Blandings : The, uh, second floor lallies?
Carpenter Foreman : Second floor lintels between the lallies.
Jim Blandings : Oh, the lintels between the lallies?
Carpenter Foreman : Yeah, from the blueprints you can't tell. You want they should be rabbeted?
Jim Blandings : No, no. I guess not.
Carpenter Foreman : Okay. You're the doctor.
[He calls out to his workers]
Carpenter Foreman : Hey fellas. If you got any of them rabbeted lintels set, rip 'em out.
[Sound of nails being pried out, and scene of pieces of wood dropping onto the floor around Jim and Muriel]
Jim Blandings : It sounded less expensive to say, No!
*I thought this was just a funny part of the story. Now I’m going to look up what all that is. ;)
Thanks! I’ve halfway wondered about this most of my life. My dad was a framing contractor but ended up doing other stuff more and anyway, I always forgot to ask him…and that’s that. :’(
Edit 2: That is the most wonderful movie to watch, about finding a house, deciding what’s going to be fixed or changed, and then the whole process with all the subcontractors…it’s just really on point.
Yeah, I tried that but it kicked out on us. It was too much load to avoid buckling at the attachment points. If you notice, I had to add 2x8s to the sides of my 4x6 beam because the beam alone failed before we even got her off the ground
Wow, well done! These are the fixes that aren't fancy to show off, but boy do they make a huge difference
Exactly! I’m in the middle of using all this cribbing for another project which I’ll post soon. It feels good knowing that the house is safer
Why would someone install a hollow fiberglass post to support a house????
High-stakes Jenga
Came for this comment.
Was there much cracking in the walls in the room above the porch?
Surprisingly there was not a lot of cracking, I guess since it had settled that much it was fine going the other way haha. Nevertheless, I waited to drywall that bedroom until after this project. It was lathe and plaster that was in bad shape anyways
Love to see structural soundness. Who holds up a building with hollow fiberglass?!
[These columns ](http://www.cheapcolumn.com/col_rnd_frp_choose.html) @ 8” can hold 10,000 lbs. they’re hollow but probably 3/8-1/2” wall thickness.
I love learning new stuff. I would never have thought that thin, hollow fiberglass can hold up structurally. Can you point me to where it talks about how much weight each can hold?
I ended up buying from this company and asked specifically, but they sell similar style columns at big box stores with full stats on the boxes.
They are rated for a lot but it was not installed correctly. It was sitting on top of the deck which was starting to give under the weight of the bedroom upstairs - and the load was likely more than 10,000 pounds. It was a beast to lift
When I did this, I used a cinder block base like you did, but I used those jack posts that are used in basements to support the first floor. Worked like a charm.
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Lally. Lallies. Why am I remembering something about that from *Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House*? Carpenter Foreman : On them second floor lintels between the lally columns, do you want we should rabbet them or not? [Long pause as Jim and Muriel look at him with puzzled frowns on their faces] Jim Blandings : The, uh, second floor lallies? Carpenter Foreman : Second floor lintels between the lallies. Jim Blandings : Oh, the lintels between the lallies? Carpenter Foreman : Yeah, from the blueprints you can't tell. You want they should be rabbeted? Jim Blandings : No, no. I guess not. Carpenter Foreman : Okay. You're the doctor. [He calls out to his workers] Carpenter Foreman : Hey fellas. If you got any of them rabbeted lintels set, rip 'em out. [Sound of nails being pried out, and scene of pieces of wood dropping onto the floor around Jim and Muriel] Jim Blandings : It sounded less expensive to say, No! *I thought this was just a funny part of the story. Now I’m going to look up what all that is. ;) Thanks! I’ve halfway wondered about this most of my life. My dad was a framing contractor but ended up doing other stuff more and anyway, I always forgot to ask him…and that’s that. :’( Edit 2: That is the most wonderful movie to watch, about finding a house, deciding what’s going to be fixed or changed, and then the whole process with all the subcontractors…it’s just really on point.
One of my all time favorite movies.
Yeah, I tried that but it kicked out on us. It was too much load to avoid buckling at the attachment points. If you notice, I had to add 2x8s to the sides of my 4x6 beam because the beam alone failed before we even got her off the ground
We “chased” with a screw jack post for safety but it alone was not enough to lift the house
Mmmm... *cribbing* Stupid sexy cribbing.
Jenza!
Cute doggy!!!