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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Our kitchen floor sags significantly as you move away from the edge of the house (kitchen on end of house). The joists themselves are actually ok, it is just they are a bit lengthy and if built today would not be as long.  We could put a loly column underneath, but I would rather have something more permanent. Has anyone ever sistered a joist? If you have, can you tell me about the cost and process? I want to replace the linoleum  with tile, but can't until it is more level. Know anyone who does this kind of work?  We has a structural engineer look a while ago and he didn't think there were any structural issues.[/quote]

First thing you should do is get span tables to get a sense for how it should have been framed. Then , I would suggest that you should jack it up slowly and then either sister with deeper material or put in a column. If you put a column you will need to put a footing in - meaning saw cut out the slab and put in an 18 x 18 footing.  Sorry but it sounds like you do not have the background to properly assess or re mediate. For a decent GC or Framer this is not a big deal nor should it be that expensive.[/quote]

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