United Structural Systems
Structural Repair
Floors, joists, beams and the bones of the house.
Sagging floors, rotted joists, undersized beams and posts — structural repairs that put the load back where it belongs.
The bones of the house
A foundation can be perfectly fine while the framing above it is struggling. I see this constantly in older Middle Tennessee homes: a post that's been shimmed three times, a beam that was never sized for the span, or joists that have been slowly taking on moisture for twenty years.
Signs the structure needs a look
- A floor that slopes noticeably toward one wall or one corner
- Bouncy or springy floors, especially in the middle of a room
- Doors and windows that stick in one season and free up in another
- Visible sagging in the roofline
- Cracks in interior drywall that keep coming back after patching
How we fix it
Most structural repairs come down to three things: replacing what's failed, adding support where it's missing, and stopping whatever is causing the deterioration in the first place. New steel beams, engineered posts, sistered or replaced joists — installed so the load path runs all the way to the ground.
Fix the cause, not the symptom
If joists are rotting, there's moisture getting in. A structural repair that ignores a wet crawl space is a repair you'll be paying for again.
Structural Repair projects around Middle Tennessee
Questions Marty hears a lot
See something that doesn't look right?
Send Marty a picture.
Crack in the brick? Uneven floor? Water in the crawl space? Sinking concrete? Send a few photos and tell Marty what you're seeing. No pressure — just a straight answer from someone local.
