u/Shenandoah_Outdoors

Floor flex

I had my home built about 5 years ago. Its a 2100 square foot ranch on a crawl space. Specifically in my kitchen, i notice that there is a little bit of floor flex/shaking when walking through the room. Specifically, i have a large island in the kitchen and you can see vibrations in water glasses and such when someone walks through the room. From the LVL mid-house beam to the exterior wall is roughly 16 feet. Can i use a large post, i.e. 6x6 and some screw-type jacks in the crawl space to stabilize this area? The current design is up to code, but i just dont like the flex and want to eliminate it with minimal expense. FWIW, i have no intention of selling this house in my lifetime, so inspections are irrelevant to me, i just want something to soothe my nerves on this issue. If i ever had to sell the house, i could just remove the jacks/post before the sale.

Open to other DIY solutions as well.

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u/Shenandoah_Outdoors — 2 days ago

Peugeot St Laurent Suspension fork

Looking to start my next project and this 1988 St Laurent just came across marketplace. I was born in 88 and the colorway is sick but im wondering if i can find a modern fork to fit this. Ive done a couple of 90s drivetrain conversions and headset rebuilds, but i get confused with fork/headtube angles, tapers, geometries, etc.

What does xbiking think? Can i make this a hardtail, or does it have to remain a rigid?

u/Shenandoah_Outdoors — 10 days ago