How to fix this
How would I fix this? BIG question is How did this happen?
- Thread starter John K
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From what I can deduce from the picture you have two walls that are at a right angle to each other and they are separating. Is this correct?
It is a 3 ft. en-closer to shower, on left glass blocks, and tile on right .
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There is a bathtub on the other side that is starting to do the sme thing
Ok John, time for some detective work. Is this on a first or second floor? You first have to establish what foundation is under the enclosure. I would certainly quit using the tub and shower until you find the root cause of the distortion. No matter what you find this is going to be serious. Right now, put safety first.
First floor. we never use the tube, it is one of those that has jets in it, house is 21 years old. wall behind the shower is the garage, furnace is right there. I think vibration through the years might have done this. Is it possibe to fill it in . And hope for the best.
There is a 3 ft. space under the house , I am going to go under and if there is anything under wall that might have sunk down.
That is a perfect next step. Either a floor joist is decaying or one or more of the foundations is settling into the ground. I am putting my money on the floor joists.
It s the floor joints, Now have to figure out what to do.
This is not the disaster it would seem. Depending on how degraded the wood is you may be able to Jack the floor up and “sister” new joists on either side of the sagging joists. Then use concrete blocks to support the new joists. You will need a good 5 or 10 ton bottle jack to do the lifting. This is not a complicated project but you are going to need a couple of friends to help. Keep us updated.