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 PATHChat
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Water Damage
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SFM
sfmc@ix.netcom.com
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1/24/2000 1:16:00 PM |
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Two story home. New. Never lived in.
Upstairs bath water pipe broke and in
excess of 7,000 gallons of water poured
over upstairs bedroom and bath, through
the floor and down into the kitchen and
family room. The upstairs bedroom and
bath floor is supported via floor truss.
The floor will need replacement
including the portion under the outside
wall plate. Any ideas as to how to
support the second story while sections
of the sole plate are removed and
replaced. We are currently considering
the use of spread footings on the floor
and ceiling with expansion tube jacks
supporting the roof while work is in
progress. This would be accomplished by
removing ten foot sections of the
outisde wall plate, inserting the new
flooring panel and then a new plate. Any
ideas? Comments very appreciated.
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Partnership for Advancing
Technology in Housing (PATH)
451 7th Street, SW, Rm. 8134
Washington, DC 20410-0001
Telephone: 202 708-4370 Fax: 202 708-5873
E-mail: pathnet@pathnet.org |
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