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.
Replacing a rotten carrying beam in crawl space
WEBAug 14, 2024 · House movers exclusively use screw jacks when lifting. I've been on sites where OSHA wrote violations for hydraulic jacks for lifting when people are working under. They want 100% mechanical & non ratcheting. (Screw jacks). And, I've seen hydraulic jacks slowly drift, so all of your tedious leveling work goes out the window.
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.
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.
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 ...
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 ...
Screw jack to lift sagging floor joists - DIY Home Improvement …
WEBNov 28, 2017 · I use 2, 20 ton bottle jacks for this job. I set the jack on a short piece of 2 X 12 to spread out the load and I made up a simple 4 X 4 piece of 1/2" steel and welded a short piece of of steel pipe to set on the piston to also spread out the load so it does not just crush the end grain of the 4 X 4 I'm using to do the lifting.
Jack & shim foundation repair steps - feedback appreciated!
WEBOct 16, 2010 · For this lets say 4x4x16'. - Distribute pillars evenly for length of 4x4. - Put bottle jacks on top of pillars. - put the 4x4x16' on top of bottle jacks. - use long drywall screws to screw 4x4 into floor joists, to hold 4x4 in place while jacking. - …
Leveling joists in crawl space - DIY Home Improvement Forum
WEBMar 15, 2014 · 716 posts · Joined 2012. #2 · Mar 16, 2014. If the SE has sized you a beam, he should at least advise on a method of levelling the joists - if that is actually possible. If it's an older house, and the sag has been caused by the long-term loading of a wall, it's possible the joists may be permanently bowed because timber undergoes long-term ...