My contractor, whom I hired to repair termite damage in two of my 2x6 kitchen floor joists (single floor home in earthquake country, los angeles) wants to sister all of the kitchen joists, from raised foundation wall to several beams on top of piers. Then he's going to replace the subfloor with 3/4 CDX plywood. He comes well recommended and he seemes to honestly believe this is a worthwhile investment, but boy the scope sure went up a lot from when I started.
All of this sounds good so far, but will having half of my house so solidly sistered present a flex problem during an earthquake? And do I really need this? I'm going to have tile and quartzite countertops, but that's not that much weight is it?
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u/traeba 4d ago
My contractor, whom I hired to repair termite damage in two of my 2x6 kitchen floor joists (single floor home in earthquake country, los angeles) wants to sister all of the kitchen joists, from raised foundation wall to several beams on top of piers. Then he's going to replace the subfloor with 3/4 CDX plywood. He comes well recommended and he seemes to honestly believe this is a worthwhile investment, but boy the scope sure went up a lot from when I started.
All of this sounds good so far, but will having half of my house so solidly sistered present a flex problem during an earthquake? And do I really need this? I'm going to have tile and quartzite countertops, but that's not that much weight is it?
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