# Recommend me a contractor for structural
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [November 1, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406 "2010-11-01T13:27:29Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/1 "2010-11-01T13:27:29Z")
I noticed while installing new floors that one of my beams in the basement is cracked with caused the hallway floor in my side of the hose to sink a little but. So when I was installing the new floors, I put compound down to raise the floor a little. However, after a few months, there is a slight slope. I am wondering if anybody knows any good contractors out there than fix my cracked bean and hence raise the floor a little.
I have already put one of those stabilizer polls on the beam. The house was built in 1930 so nothing is every going to be perfect.
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 1:30pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/2 "2010-11-01T13:30:58Z")
Should be able to DIY this if you’re handy enough to put down a floor.
Jack up the beam with a steel floor jack to level it and sister a beam to the cracked one.
[http://www.lowes.com/pd\_97323-46417-J+C79\_0\_\_?productId=3048053&Ntt=floor+jack&pl=1¤tURL=/pl\_\_0\_\_s%3FNtt%3Dfloor%2Bjack](http://www.lowes.com/pd_97323-46417-J+C79_0 __?productId=3048053&Ntt=floor+jack&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__ 0__s%3FNtt%3Dfloor%2Bjack)
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### Author:  [@Mankthetank19](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mankthetank19)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 1:39pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/3 "2010-11-01T13:39:01Z")
> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> Should be able to DIY this if you’re handy enough to put down a floor.
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> Jack up the beam with a steel floor jack to level it and sister a beam to the cracked one.
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> [http://www.lowes.com/pd\_97323-46417-J+C79\_0\_\_?productId=3048053&Ntt=floor+jack&pl=1¤tURL=/pl\_\_0\_\_s%3FNtt%3Dfloor%2Bjack](http://www.lowes.com/pd_97323-46417-J+C79_0 __?productId=3048053&Ntt=floor+jack&pl=1¤tURL=/pl__ 0__s%3FNtt%3Dfloor%2Bjack)
That is what I did, I just thing there is something better. I was steel to make the sister beam with nuts and bolts through the cracked beam
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/4 "2010-11-01T13:41:07Z")
unfortunately, I don’t think there is a whole lot of better solutions out there. It’s not as if you can just tear out the entire floor board. Sistering a board with nut/bolts or with self tapping lag bolts(probably still should drill a pilot) is a good solution. Just make sure you use a nice long piece and get a lot of the board sistered in.
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### Author:  [@slo\_ride](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/slo_ride)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/5 "2010-11-01T19:54:21Z")
also be sure to actually bolt the top and bottom of the lolly-column to something…i’ve seen them pop right out if the beam twists or anything…
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### Author:  [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)
#### Post date: [November 1, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/recommend-me-a-contractor-for-structural/205406/6 "2010-11-01T20:07:13Z")
it shouldn’t be needed anymore, once the joist is sistered