My house has a tired slope in the middle. The solution for this seems rather simple. Get something to lift it up and support the part of the house that has sunk. Usually this is done with basement jacks. These are large steel poles that a person turns with a big wrench in order to raise the house support beams by about 1/4 inch per day. In my case however, I discovered that the concrete in my basement floor was not thick enough to support the new basement jacks when the basement jacks broke through the concrete floor. I must find a better solution for lifting and supporting the house.
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Support Structures
My house has a tired slope in the middle. The solution for this seems rather simple. Get something to lift it up and support the part of the house that has sunk. Usually this is done with basement jacks. These are large steel poles that a person turns with a big wrench in order to raise the house support beams by about 1/4 inch per day. In my case however, I discovered that the concrete in my basement floor was not thick enough to support the new basement jacks when the basement jacks broke through the concrete floor. I must find a better solution for lifting and supporting the house.
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You'd better hurry or you house might end up looking like this!
http://flickr.com/photos/abhayah/214080043/
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