| Bowed Floors [message #315487] |
Tue, 04 April 2017 23:51  |
Paul
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Registered: December 2014
Location: Lynnwood WA
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Hi again. Another problem to solve. My floors sag at the edges and bow up in the middle. My wood floor at the entrance floats about a half inch over that structural member at the bottom of the body, where I believe the wood is supposed to touch. The middle aluminum floor joist (about 3 ft behind the steps) also sags noticeably from the frame to where it bolts to the body.
I kind of hid the problem by bolting that joist down to the frame cross-member directly beneath it. It kind of sucked the floor down flat, but it still sags at the edges. So I certainly don't like the solution. And while I have the interior gutted, I would like to apply a better solution.
I read about one guy who braced up the outer edges by bolting a brace to the outside of the frame. But even that's a bit awkward, dodging the parking brake cable. And I'm not equipped to fabricate my own brace.
So my first question is, can I replace the wood flooring by simply unscrewing those heavy aluminum strips on each side, that appear to hold down the wood floor? Do I understand correctly that it is the aluminum joists that support the body on the frame, and not the wood floors? (IOW, can I remove the wood floors without lifting the body off the frame?) Then if I get the wood out, why shouldn't I add some hefty angle-aluminum, back to back, to act as more floor joists, and bolt them to the bottom of the body, to assist the existing joists? Then fill between them with narrower wood flooring.
Thank you again to all willing to share your knowledge and experience.
Paul
Paul & Carolynn Lynnwood WA
'73 23' I don't know the model. Mid-bath.
Presently gutted. Installed One-Ton FrontEnd.
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