my floor joist dropped

[bettymaguire]

my floor joist have come apart and my floor hase dropped 3 inches how do i brace and rebuild? it is my first floor joist and i can get to it from the basement. the basement is concrete. there is a brace about5 feet away from the wall where the joists have disconnected.where do i find the braces i need to use and how do i go about rejoining the joist?

[Don_P]

You need to get a knowledgeable builder or engineer to take a look at what is causing the problem, something has caused the joists to come disconnected.

[shineglass]

Just curious as to what you think brought about the problem. I am a little fearful of the same situation happening to me as well.Thanks

[RTF]

I'd spend my money on a Structural Engineer. Have them visit the site and give you a written comment on the cause and remedy. In the mean time I would temporarily shore up the floor. You can build a temporary stud wall or rent shoring jacks and beams asap.

[Joe Carola]

my floor joist have come apart and my floor hase dropped 3 inches how do i brace and rebuild? it is my first floor joist and i can get to it from the basement. the basement is concrete. there is a brace about5 feet away from the wall where the joists have disconnected.where do i find the braces i need to use and how do i go about rejoining the joist?

What does that mean they're disconnected? They disconnected from what? How many joists are dropped?

[Don_P]

I noticed the op has not been back since that edit time in the first post.

[joecaption]

May have tried to fix it using the advice they got from Home Depot and tried using Gorilla glue and it fell on them.