Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Wed, 17 Mar 2021 16:31:21 -0700 (PDT), "
> > wrote:
>
>> On Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 2:28:49 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>>
>>> The furnace is below the kitchen. No room for lally columns. But thanks
>>> for the suggestion.
>>>
>>> Cindy Hamilton
>
> Normally a joist would be set so the coloumb needn't be directly under
> the kitchen... it's a very simple and inexpensive job for someone who
> knows what they're doing. A joist could be made from three 2" x 8"s
> bolted together... probably need a coloumb at each end of the joist.
> Your house construction just needs some strenthening. I'm surprised
> because older homes were over-built so that floors didn't bounce...
> 50+ years ago lumber was cheap... in fact back then lumber was full
> size, a 2" x 4" was actually a full 2" x 4"... now lumber is 1/4"
> less. Who ever built your house really cheaped out... a kitchen floor
> should be rock solid.
>

She doesn't have the finest house in the universe like yoose, Popeye.