Patent ID: 8209935
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: E02D,E04G

Abstract:
1. A method of straightening a deformed framed wall that includes a plurality of framed wall beams in a room having an interior space defined at least in part by a floor, at least one ceiling joist, and the deformed framed wall, the method comprising: securing a first beam in a desired position along the framed wall; applying pressure to the framed wall by tightening a first bolt through a first mounting plate secured to the side of the first beam, wherein the first bolt presses against a pusher that is in contact with one of the framed wall beams to thereby press the pusher against the one of the framed wall beams; securing a first ceiling bracket to a ceiling joist; securing a first floor bracket to the floor; wherein the step of securing the first beam in the desired position comprises securing the first beam between the first ceiling bracket and the first floor bracket in a generally vertical alignment, and wherein a jack is secured to one of the brackets to apply additional pressure to the first beam; securing a second ceiling bracket to the ceiling joist; securing a second floor bracket to the floor; securing a second beam between the second ceiling bracket and the second floor bracket, wherein a second mounting plate is secured to the second beam; positioning a cross beam between the first and second mounting plates in a generally horizontal alignment; and applying additional pressure to the framed wall by tightening a second bolt through the second mounting plate which acts against a second pusher to thereby press against the cross beam and apply pressure across more than one of the wall beams.