GabeS
Remodel Contractor
My main beam in my basement is splitting down the middle on the underside. It's about six by eight.
What's the best way to reinforce it?
I was thinking maybe gluing and screwing a 2x10 to the underside(maybe making a sort of upside down T-beam).
Or some kind of metal bracing. Like the plates they have with teeth that you hammer into the wood.
I already have plenty of steel columns holding it up. It's not sagging or moving. Just splitting in the middle. The split goes up through most of the wood.
What's the best way to reinforce it?
I was thinking maybe gluing and screwing a 2x10 to the underside(maybe making a sort of upside down T-beam).
Or some kind of metal bracing. Like the plates they have with teeth that you hammer into the wood.
I already have plenty of steel columns holding it up. It's not sagging or moving. Just splitting in the middle. The split goes up through most of the wood.