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  1. Althoff

    LVL support

    Yep, I was just looking for a starting point to understand if it was worth investigating further. Thank you very much for your help!
  2. Althoff

    LVL support

    One other item I failed to include is that the hanger opposite of the one in the pic is not nailed to the beam in question on the visible side. I can’t speak for the other side as I have not opened it up yet. Did someone just forget to put nails in there or was that intentional? Thought I better...
  3. Althoff

    LVL support

    Thanks so much for your help. Those hangers are indeed attached to the other beam. I did forget to mention in the previous post that there appears to be anchors in the wall in the form of a washer against the bottom plate and a nail that is not driven all the way down but instead has a little...
  4. Althoff

    LVL support

    I don’t see any gaps on the top or bottom of the wall. I’ve attached an image of one of the hangers, not sure if you’re able to view it. The bottom of it almost appears to have dented the top of the 2x4, like the 2x4 was put into place after the beam was there. How would I know if the proper...
  5. Althoff

    LVL support

    I purchased a home about a month and a half ago and am looking to utilize space in the basement a little more efficiently. The house has LVLs and posts running north and south until it gets to about 12 feet from the north end of the home, where the LVL is intersected by LVLs running east and...

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