Definition. 1  Thoracic strain or sprain refers to the acute or subacute onset of pain in the region of the thoracic spine due to soft tissue injury, including muscles, ligaments, tendons, and fascia, of an otherwise normal back.
If the floor joist is damaged and and you need to have it repaired by a professional, the costs can vary anywhere from $150 to $400 per joist. For the average room that is titled, the price can easily soar into the thousands. To find an exact quote, free quote search engines such as HomeAdvisor.com can help.
The way we do it is to strap the joists perpendicular with 1X3 cheap strapping. Find the lowest point in the existing field of joists and that will be your level reference. We use a laser 360 degree level, but you can get by with a good 6 foot standard bubble level.Mark off the joists in 16 on center with an extra piece of strapping along each wall edge.ound that the joists were out of level by up to two inches. Would have been a lit of shimming. For this reason and to avoid some electrical wires running through the joists we ran 2x4s along the lenths of the joists to reach the low line (string to the rescue again). Thanks again.