jack size for house levelling - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBSep 29, 2010 · 484 posts · Joined 2010. #3 · Sep 30, 2010. depends on the overall size of the house, and how much of it you are going to do at once. As an example, I recently jacked up my back house (approx. 180 SQf.), using three 12 ton jacks. It was probably overkill, but made the job easier.
jack size for house levelling - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBFeb 21, 2020 · jack size for house levelling. I have a 1 1/2 story home built in the 1800's. Some idiot installed one of the jacks upside down and its missing parts. The floor above the messed up jack has about 1-2 inch gap between the floor and baseboard. Need to buy at least a couple of new ones, but I'm not sure what size I should be buying.
Piers instead of concrete footing for floor jacking?
WEBNov 18, 2014 · 322 posts · Joined 2012. #10 · Nov 18, 2014 (Edited) The house I'm buying is 1 bad storm away from a teardown. My budget is small, I'm on a fixed income. You may think a $5000 footer and pier system is a good idea, but believe me - as an ex-resident of New Orleans, even stone piers can support the weight of a house for 100 years.
Leveling uneven post and pier house - DIY Home Improvement …
WEBJan 25, 2017 · Here's my plan: 1) Using a red chalk-line, strike the rough outline of where the girders and posts line up on the floor. 2) Set up laser level at an arbitrary height that will be easy to replicate (4', etc) somewhere near the middle of the house. Mark that spot and record height. 3) Using the laser level detector/measuring stick, measure the ...
Can floor jacks in basement be permanent? - DIY Home …
WEBFeb 10, 2007 · We removed a load bearing wall on first floor of two story house. Using two 1 3/4 x 9 1/2 LVL beams nailed together for the 10 foot span. We will use the screw jacks only in the crawl space since they will be short. We were scared off from using the jacks to support the beam inside the house because of all the negative comments we heard.
House leveling issues - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBJun 1, 2023 · House leveling issues: I am working on a raised ranch built 1970. The poured concrete foundation is in great shape but the 4” poured concrete slab has sunk 3” in the center (concrete slab slopes down from the sides toward the center) so the floors upstairs have dropped 3”. I want to try and bring the house back to level.
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WEBNov 23, 2021 · 38 Posts. Discussion starter · #66 · Jun 3, 2023. Half-fast eddie said: Just finished reading the thread, and the other one at CT. My take: got a real problem, house is slowly sinking. Sales rep recommends $2,700 worth of jacks, you want to use $900 jacks … house is probably worth $300,000 maybe $400,000 maybe more … and you can’t ...
Leveling floors in an old house | DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBNov 5, 2010 · This is best done with an accurate level. I use a fluid level which is accurate to approximately 1/8 inch. By preparing a level map of the entire floor and beams, you can tell how much the beams have deflected. Generally, the deflection in the beam is going to be reflected in the deflection of the floor, but sometimes the floor deflects less ...
house sitting on wooden beams? - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEB170 posts · Joined 2011. #2 · Aug 1, 2011. Shimming the beams is a good idea since the support the house but I doubt it will help with the cracking plaster too much. A house that old, unless you level it with jacks and poured piers, will expand and contract with weather changes. If you properly patch the cracks with mesh tape embedded it will ...
Securing scaffolding to house - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBSep 13, 2020 · Its critical that the mud sills be level... and that your scaffolding is level and plumb. It should not be leaning away from the house at all in the first place. OSHA does not require scaffolding to be tied off until it reaches 20 ft (4 sections). Not that you "can't" tie it off at less than that, but typically there should be no reason that 2 ...