Depends on your area.
Main beam replacement cost.
And the size of the house and how much of the support need to be replace and or repaired.
Small home main beam is approximately 30 long and wood has compressed to the point where it cannot just be jacked up.
It is a good idea to do some homework and research the best prices for wood before you begin the repair so that you can get a good idea of what the raw materials will cost.
But i m in texas and you re in the land of big government and corrupt unions so i have no idea what prices will be like in your area.
The house is aprox 100 yrs old the existing beam is made out of 3 sistered 2x10 s real 2.
What is the cost to replace the main support beam that has rotted compressed.
The average cost to replace the main beam in a house is 7 000 to 25 000 depending on the length material and complexity of the job.
Replacing a main or basement support beam could cost anywhere from 6 500 to 25 000 or more.
Costs can run 10 000 30 000 or more for a typical home depending on its size the extent of the extent of the damage and the ease of access to install jacks and replace the timbers.
To build supports cut out the beam and replace a beam like that if i can use shorter spans rather than one 30 long one i d be under 5k in most cases.
What is normally done is that they jack up the house and put it on metal supports and then put in place new metal i beam and depending on the length and the hardness od installed prces can vary from anywhere inbetween 2k 12k.
Given these variables a basement beam replacement job may cost as little as 7 8 000 for a simple installation to 20 25 000 for a complex job with long spans and numerous load bearing walls.
Of course a large portion of the cost of any framing repair or beam replacement is the wood itself.
If the damage is limited to just one section of floor joists the project could run 5 000 10 000.
Average cost of support beam replacement.
I hope the lesser side for your sake.
An experienced foundation repair contractor will be able to give an accurate estimate and explain the project s timeline and why it is necessary to.
Steel supporting beams run from 100 to 400 per foot including installation.
Replacing the main beam is difficult and expensive since it bears so much weight and requires extra temporary supports.
Support beams come in a number of materials other than steel including wood or lvl laminated veneer lumber.
The beam is 42 long with support columns every 6 7.
At aprox the 28 mark is the center of the chimney existing beam is resting on same.
There is no basement but a dirt floor crawl space of about 3 clearance.
The main beam supports the internal weight of the house that runs across the foundation.
In the current economy the cost of wood has fluctuated drastically.
