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jgj570s OP t1_iyrzbkg wrote

Reply to comment by obsdifly in The new house I bought has some shims underneath the floor beams, between the concrete support & the beam, that are failing. Who would I call in Springfield? A framing company? by jgj570s

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VaderTower t1_iythoha wrote

I mean you can use literally anything, more wood shims, these, steel.

Do you know how big the gap is? You might just call up a metal fab shop and ask how much it would be to cut you a 10-20 4"x4" squares of 20 gauge metal.

However no matter what shim what you go with, you must jack up the beam so you can fit the shims in, no way to get them in to do work without jacking up with beam slightly (1/16" maybe more)

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