On Fri, Jun 26, 2009 at 10:57 PM, deb bledsoe<[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Go with the second guy if the I beams are installed on the inside in
> opposing pairs and tied into the joists at top and set in channels in the
> floor at the bottom.

Tied into the joists is part of what he proposes.  Opposing pairs
meaning two I-beams on opposite sides of the house connected to the
same joist?  That would work for the front and back, but what about
the sides?  And what kind of floor channel should we insist on?

> The other process uses I beams on all interior walls, and braces across on
> the INSIDE of the house, in pairs. No disturbance outside.

That's the second guy's plan, except that he didn't mention opposing pairs.

                                              Larry

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