How To Fix Cracked Floor Joist

Fixing broken cracked sagging floor joists.

How to fix cracked floor joist.

Identify the cracked or sagging joist before it causes additional problems. How to repair a cracked or sagging joist. Slip an old work metal joist hanger onto the end of the joist. Jacking them up too fast may cause cracks in the walls and floors overhead.

This is referred to as sistering the plan was to sister a new joist next to the old one. Correcting a problem joist is an easy repair and is usually accomplished by fastening a new joist next to a damaged floor joist doubling the thickness of the framing member. I suppose somewhere in the world there are floor joists that need to be repaired that have wide open clear joist bays with no pipes wires or obstructions. Nailing two 2x4s together will work to span about three joists unless the sag is under a weight bearing wall.

Tack a beam under the sagging joists. I recently had to repair a broken floor joist that had cracked. A day until they re level. Place a level on the bottom edge of the joist to determine the amount of sagging that has occurred.

Position a 2x4 post and hydraulic jack directly beneath the cracked end of the joist. Remove any blocking or bridging above the sill or beam where the sister joist will go.