Watch This Video Before Trying To Fix A Sagging Wood Framed Ceiling - Old Home Remodeling Part Four

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[@norxand]

Very helpful video,I have a 1924 house with a sagging ceiling in the bedroom 2x4. I pulled up the sag and bolted two 2x4 either side of the Hanging Beam. When I release the tension the sack came back but not as bad only 25mm it was 70mm.

[@ICoulntThinkofAUserNam547]

I gotta tell you this I love this series and it's been helpful for me :)

[@gregvancom]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@markshields9284]

Very clear explanations. :)

[@overigo9350]

Your third example,a strongback, those twisted ties are called hurricane ties. Thanks for a another good explanation.

[@gregvancom]

Cool, thanks

[@arthurcooper]

I have a 1950s home with a sagging wood tongue and groove ceiling. I know that in older houses the T & G in the walls and ceiling was often structural so I'm a little nervous about tearing it out to tackle the sag problem. Of course I should talk to an enginner - but beyond that, any practical experience with this? Maybe just a small section at a time?

[@Ir-Heathen-ish]

The wife and I bought a house that was build in 1930. The floors are not level at all for example the floor under the bathroom door from one size to the other drops a good inch inch1/2. The the floor on the second floor does sag so hopefully when I get the money this video will help out on that . Thank you for the help you give

[@gregvancom]

I do have more videos for fixing floor sagging at our website. www.homebuildingandrepairs.com/repairs/crawl_space/index.html

[@terrylutke]

Replacing/reinforcing a bunch of ceiling joist in a home could be a budget busting endeavor, not to mention a filthy, nasty project. Ceiling structural concerns aside, one would need to carefully consider the cosmetic value add. Joist replacement makes perfect sense if plaster/drywall ceilings are going to be demo'd as part of the overall remodel. My guess would be that most joist bowing occurred during the early life of the structure, and joist vs load have long since reached equilibrium. If the ceiling hasn't collapsed in 50yrs, it probably isn't going to, unless rafter loading is increased. I once lived in and eventually sold a +-100 yr old story farm house. It seemed like it was 'farmer' built with minimal use of square or level. Virtually every home detail had hard to correct imperfections, but it was warm, dry and cosmetically passable, if not charming:)

[@gregvancom]

Good points and thanks for sharing.

[@georgemckenzie2525]

I live at 44.44 degrees latitude and used 2×10 rough lumber for the ceiling joist to accommodate R- 30 between than R-30 overtop az a matter of course.

[@rasimidrizi8483]

Is there any videos of yours on how to install floor joists on the second floor where there is no supporting wall in the first floor, and if there is not what can I do..!? I'll appreciate the answer..!

[@GTAMOVIES-y3i]

Is the wood on the each side of the room to the ceiling with beam running across maybe 2 sets of them on each side of the room a way to brace a sagging plaster ceiling in a row home bedroom?

[@steveatx8295]

Should we remove the stucco and other ceiling parts, meaning take down the ceiling or could we cut the ceiling and use two beams to pull it all up, meaning cut the stucco and lath on each side of the new beams and at the wall to provide stress relief for that deformed material as well?

[@MossesAfr]

I come from a country where we use brick and cement or lime plasters. I want to start building small spaces just for practice. However, We do not have any proper learning materials here. do you have any reading / study recommendations ? Thank you 🙏

[@gregvancom]

I don't currently.

[@databang]

Thanks for sharing your framing ideas. Ok… I know you have a lot of requests, but do you have any ideas of roof deck support on a shallow hip roof?

[@gregvancom]

Email me some pictures of your damage. You can get our email address at our website.

[@cyndiflores9920]

Can an I-joist be cut into to place ductwork? Have you ever seen this?

[@brianmcvay8722]

Ceiling is sagging 1 1/2". House was built in the 30s. Joist are 2x6". Can I jack up the joist (one at a time)and add new joist to them? Maybe 2x8"s. Using lag bolts, so basically sister each joist with a new joist? Thank you!!!

[@gregvancom]

I can't say yes, because I don't know what the problems is. Check ceiling joist span carts if you can find them to get the correct size ceiling joist.

[@brianmcvay8722]

@@gregvancom thank you for the quick reply! I believe the issue is age of home and span. It's a 14' 6" span with only 2x6 on 24" centers. And it runs 20 feet! I may end up going with your first option in the video, tear them out replace!

[@robertbarrett7238]

I know you don't like that repair, neither do I, but I have done almost the same repair and it has worked great. Sometimes it is the only way to address the issue without making the project bigger than it has to be. :-/

[@gregvancom]

Sometimes we need to keep the engineers out of our way.

[@xephael3485]

Want to do a video redoing the foundation of 1800 rock 🪨 basement house?🤣

[@garagekeys]

Ooo that sounds like a lot of work

[@xephael3485]

@@garagekeys I have a shovel.. maybe I can give it to a millennial and I'll think it's like Minecraft?

[@timgreer6113]

The "catwalk" isn't a good option? That is: a 2"×4" flat with a 2"×6" nailed to the side vertical in center of the joists? This is hoe mine are.

[@jamesnoggle2661]

You might be interested in how a second floor was added to a small home before removing the original roof. It is detailed in the October 1958 edition of Popular Mechanics ("He raised the roof"), available on Google Books. Just key in Google books popular mechanics and it shows all editions from 1900 to the present. Great reading!. Thanks, I enjoy your videos.

[@gregvancom]

I will look into it and thanks for sharing.