Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Apr 06, 2016 9:19 am I'm helping a friend level his house, it's about 90 years old & was re-stumped 10 yrs ago but it's about 50mm out of level in certain places. The external walls seem to dip the most & the highest point of the house in somewhere in the middle where an old fireplace use to be. This is were it gets complicated, the wall that runs through the middle of the house is load barring & is supported by the foundation of the old fireplace (which is also the highest point) So would you A lower the highest point of the house Or B lift the rest of the house to meet the highest? Re: Levelling 100 yr house 2Apr 06, 2016 9:52 am Hi Branks Welcome to the forum You will need to put photos up and provide more info...do you have a soil report? Firstly you would need to determine why certain parts are settling more than other.... ie soil bearing capacity,consolidation, differential movement,material failure, etc? generally A shouldn't be considered an option until you have all the facts. Designer,Engineer (Civil,Const & Envir),Builder,Concrete & Masonry Contract.Struct Repairs Re: Levelling 100 yr house 3Apr 06, 2016 11:51 am Are you talking timber stumps, concrete stumps or brick piers? Old houses sink and move around a bit over the years and in a few cases we have just re-packed under the bearers ( where the bearers sit on a stump or pier ) to lift up floors to level. Lift up the lower parts rather than try to lower the high part down ( next to impossible ). Stewie Hi guys, I want to do some floor levelling before laying the planks and am considering doing it with self-levelling or yellow tongue PB board. I am wondering which one… 0 6532 That sucks! Hope it all works out. Good to move away from steel anyway for all your reasons, but it's also thermally poor. 16 17858 As is per usual for many of the past failed RWH regulations, it is probably traceable to a bureaucrat who's ego overrode the need to seek the appropriate expert… 1 998 |