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Thanks. I agree that would be best, but given this has likely been like this for decades and the current header shows very minimal deflection, I'd prefer not to spend hundreds on a consultation. To me, it's more a "nice to do" task, things aren't falling down. (The real joke is, I had a...

And if I didn’t already write enough (🙄), I just realized something... My plan was to remove the lower portion of that middle stud, below the red dotted line. But...it turns out (1) the porch joist (pink dot) and (2) porch ledger (blue dot) are both nailed into the lower portion of this stud...

Hi, homeowner here (not an engineer), but I uncovered a structural issue I’d like to remedy if anyone can advise on how best. Home is a 1928 single-story with some rooms below. *Sorry for all the pics, hard to explain otherwise :/ The issue is in the lower level (see photo): The header, in...

Thanks everyone for all your time and thoughts. As noted, I was originally worried simply because a 19' span for the joists seemed a bit much, but it sounds like the consensus is...it's not a problem. An architect friend also just suggested rolling a marble on the floor before and after the...

@vhab49_PEVery good point...that would spread things over more joists, whereas in the first pic, I now see 2 of the legs would be on top of the same joist.  In response to your question though, the reason I thought the first pic might be better was because 2 of the 3 legs are sitting...

Well...one other option? It occurred to me that while the joists are 19', that the support wall under one end was actually inset a few feet as the windows are cantilevered.  In the photos below, the support wall location is represented by the pole sitting on top, and the plates are the...

@ViolatorThanks for your note, and appropriate analogy with the waterbed: It reminded me my college roommate put a king-size waterbed on the 3rd floor of an old house way back, probably 2,000 lbs  ;) I agree, the weight of the piano isn't too crazy, it's more the 19' joist span with no...

Hi...I'm just a homeowner here. I'm trying to determine if the living room in my 1928 home can support a baby grand piano.The concern is, the joists span roughly 19’…which sure seems like a lot. Joists are old wood — roughly 2-1/8” (w) x 11-1/2” (t), 16” on center — and the piano would be placed...