My house is sitting on concrete blocks, and over the course of a couple of years has become uneven. This is evident by the cracks on the walls and because doors and windows no longer close correctly. I'm going to do the job on my own and don't have many tools to work with. I'd like to know how to do it in an accurate way.
2006-09-08 08:52:00 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Do It Yourself (DIY)
use a level
shims
and get a good man to help you
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2006-09-08 08:57:35 · answer #1 · answered by Scooby 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-01-22 08:14:20 · answer #2 · answered by Verda 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy two forty ton jacks. They are about $50 a piece. Buy an eight foot or 14 foot piece of 4"x6" green lumber. That is about twenty five dollars. With a 14' piece of lumber you may need three jacks. I am not sure. You can raise the house up. Then add wooden shims between the house and concrete blocks. Home Depot and Lowes also sell screw jacks of all different sizes that people use to prop sagging floors and whatnot. You can put them under a house. You can also install the 4"x6" piece of green lumber. Maybe all that you need in your case is one jack on the corner to lift. Then place a shim on the concrete block. I don't know.
2006-09-08 09:54:54 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
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My house is sitting on concrete blocks, and over the course of a couple of years has become uneven. This is evident by the cracks on the walls and because doors and windows no longer close correctly. I'm going to do the job on my own and don't have many tools to work with. I'd like...
2015-08-24 03:33:36 · answer #4 · answered by Margarita 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have found that trying to level a large area is difficult however you could use a water level. This is a length of clear tubing filled with a colored liquid (usually water).
Marks are made on either end of the tube, when the liquid is touching the marks on both ends that is the level mark.
It works on the principle that liquid will find its own level.
I hope this helps.
I do agree with some of the other comments that it is not a DIY task as you could twist the structure and cause more problems.
Good luck.
Try this link, it may make things a bit clearer.
http://www.buildeazy.com/fp_waterlevel.html
2006-09-08 09:02:32 · answer #5 · answered by Bladerunner (Dave) 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have a car jack, then you can easily level your house. Just be sure & have a partrner to assist you on this job. You can use a level or simply "eyeball" it until you are happy will the "feel" of the movements. You can insert wooden OR metal shims, OR you can simply purchase adjustable jack stands that you will find at any manufactured/mobile home sales shop.
2006-09-08 09:28:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-05-01 16:23:07 · answer #7 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Levelling a house is probably not amongst a D.I.Y.ers 'to do' list. If i were you, i would suggest talking to the professionals. Structual engineer springs to mind!
2006-09-08 09:01:55 · answer #8 · answered by Moorglademover 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need a Transit to set the height of each corner the same, then use a String line between them, I assume this is a mobile home or a Jim Walters, - you will need a powerful Jack to raise it. but you can do this.
2006-09-08 11:05:31 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would contract the house jacking part out to the professionals. Once house is raised off of its foundation, then you could redo the foundation. Then have the pros come in and drop the house back down and secure it to the foundation.
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2006-09-08 10:16:18 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋