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Updated about 4 years ago on . Most recent reply
Old House Floor Bowing up
Old pier and beam house I just bought and I am familiar with. The water heater outlet line was leaking causing a fine spray of hot water directly on a pier or pad. The pad heaved big time buckling the floor. Once the leak was fixed the pier returned about 98% to it original position leaving a slight hump in the floor.
I chiseled a couple of inches off the top of the 10x10" concreate pier and the laminate beam pretty much stayed bowed.
I happened to have a lot of concrete blocks just outside the door so I've stacked them up pretty high just to see if after a while this beam would settle a little. I don't think it will.
That hot water leak was there for a long time. So the beam has been shaped like some old Chinese wood shaping method. Hot water and constant pressure over a long time.
Its a long shot but I'm hoping someone has an idea other than ripping out the floor to access this beam