How To Jack Up Your House

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Learn the proper way to install Temporary support posts and jack up a sinking house. This is a great way to correct problems before installing a permanent solution. For links to purchase the products in this video CLICK SHOW MORE ⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇⬇
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@trexor14 3 года назад

Best teacher. He takes such care in his communication.

@lifeoutdoors2day357 5 лет назад

I have an old house like this. The previous owner jacked it all at once and broke the main tree beam. Housing inspector missed it and now I have to deal with it. If you could please break that beam in your house so I can watch the repair video 😁

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

LOL, No matter how much I would like to help you with that I think I might have to decline on your offer. Call a structural engineer for advice. Cheers!

@pandapanda8354 4 года назад

LifeOutdoors 2day SAME! I have two broken trees in my basement from the same dang problem. We gotta catch that guy and make him repair what he did to our places. 😂

@JacobBragg 4 года назад

This is probably the most honest and funny post I have ever seen on a DIY video. hahaha!

@masonzheng9738 4 года назад

this is the most honest request I have seen.

@pamelanoel8948 3 года назад

Be glad the windows didn't shatter, and the door frames twist. That's always fun. (Not my house, an acquaintance that refused to listen to my warnings.)

@thilde007 4 года назад

“If you’re watching this video it’s because something has happened in your home and you’ve got to be creative with repairing your structure. .” Wrong..it’s because it 430am and I don’t know what I’m doing with my life

@timothyandrewnielsen 3 года назад

I just want to build but the government has too many rules.

@janetstone236 3 года назад

I have a suggestion - God has a great plan for your life, I never knew to ask him this - until I learned about deeper faith through the Fellowship of Christian Athletes as I played sports in college. Read Psalm 1, and keep read one per day, you will gain faith in how much God loves you and planned - unfortunately, a lot of our parents never told us this. I know have peace, direction, trials like anyone does, nothing is perfect, but I have a Savior who loves me and will help me when I ask - and I ask all the time!

@jackbrainard490 3 года назад

You're not alone Tyler.,

@francisraposo9783 3 года назад

@@janetstone236 Take your Kool-Aid elsewhere Janet

@BSmith09 3 года назад

Same

@patrickseymour8869 4 года назад

Caution: Make sure your temporary post on the floor jack is fully plumb (use a level on 2-sides). Do the same with your new lolly column. Personally, I would not use a car jack on wheels-the wheels on the car jack are designed to allow the jack to "roll-out" as the jack is lowered. You don't want your jack to roll anywhere when lifting a floor joist or loaded beam. I prefer a good quality bottle jack. Great video and channel. Stay safe people.

@michaelmurphy8921 Год назад

Great points

@courgettee Год назад

yeah, this video is suspect - like really, you don't need to make sure your support post is level? wtf

@nofortunatesonII Год назад

I prefer to use a mechanical jack versus hydraulic jack. Hydraulic jacks can bleed down, mechanical jacks won't.

@condor5635 5 месяцев назад

@@courgetteeplumb 😀

@Karnyyy 7 месяцев назад

Hell of a video, thank you for pretty much all of the information given. My house was built in 1850 and it's been a nightmare to figure out how to solve the sagging floors, this simplifies the process immensely.

@heyred1014 4 года назад

I just bought a house and one things I need to do is this. Thank you do much for your videos your saving me tons of money

@mllerref 7 месяцев назад

Just bought a house from 1900. It's in pretty good shape but definitely not level. Since I don't have much money after the purchase I'm looking for ways to do it myself. I appreciate the information!

@margaretdoheny1550 5 лет назад

I am a silly woman living in an old, old house in Maine. I need to put some jack posts in the basement under those logs that they used to build the foundation. I can see where the beams are sagging. Much like me, however there is hope for the beams. I'm finding these instructions great and I'm searching for my drill, my plumb bob and my screws. No reason that I can't do this myself because I've done everything else myself. You are very good at these instructions. I need some support. No pun intended.

@TinManKustoms 5 лет назад

20 ton Bottle Jack is my go to for jacking up houses. But I love the automotive floor jack idea.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

The automotive jack keeps me from lifting too fast since it has limitations. A 25 would likely cause me to lift it all into place at once and break everything. Cheers!

@Mjim59 3 года назад

I consider you as good as Tommy from my old house. Very knowledgeable.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 3 года назад

Cheers, But to be Honest I an pretty sure he has more Carpentry knowledge than I do!

@mostlikelywedoitservices9743 5 лет назад

This idea works. My Dads house was a long shoe box for say up on massive concrete pillars. Water started coming over the back side of the home roof when it rained This would be one of the long sides. So they used these type of steel screw posts. In one years time, the problem was greatly diminished. Somewhere less them two years it was completely fixed with no major cracking or any of the other stuff that can go wrong when done too fast.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

slow does work best.

@russellstephan6844 4 года назад

My split level's main floor was rather bouncy. Quick and dirty was to visit the local scrap yard and get a half dozen scissors jacks for $5.00 each. The crawl space was a nice gravel from lots of bucket hauling I did a decade and a half ago. A base of two sections of 3/4" plywood screwed together, tees made of 4x4, and the scissors jacks solidified that floor like no one's business! Cheap, simple, quick, and extremely productive; it's the way all home fixes should be.

@stranger5088 3 года назад

I lost it when you said necessary to be sober.

@hammer86_ 5 лет назад

I had to do this in my crawlspace to replace a 5 ft section of sill plate (termites). I used a 12 ton bottle jack, which was scary because I had to get my head next to the lifting post. I was afraid it would snap or kick out, especially when it started creaking. Not fun. A car jack lets you stand farther away but would be a bear to get into the crawlspace. Great vid as always.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

When working with wood under pressure I prefer to be standing clear. Cheers!

@feralcrafter7043 3 года назад

And I watch again before I start *sigh* wish me luck, and thank you!

@kennethm.380 2 года назад

I had to replace some load bearing posts on the back on my beach house. The posts were 8' 3" long. I have an hydraulic jack and when I saw this video I thought, cook, I can do that! So I used this jack and a 6' 4x4 post to lift the house up - - just a couple inches, but enough to put the new post (actually 2) in place, and then 'lower' the jack to 'lock' the posts into place. Very very cool. You guys saved me a ton of expense, and the results were amazing. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

@adb99999999999 2 года назад

Having once witnessed a 4x4 post gave way with the center beam of a two-story house lifted about 1/2” off of the adjacent column, I’m pretty strongly opposed to using a floor jack for this purpose. Having the post ever so slightly off plumb can cause the jack to roll forward and dislodge the post. A heavy duty bottle jack is a vastly better choice for this task, and should be set on wide lumber - a couple of short 2x12s, 1.5” of 2’ x 2’ plywood, etc. - rather than bearing on the slab across a relatively small footprint. Otherwise this was a pretty interesting video.

@justinrrizzo Год назад

Any concerns about all that pressure being put on the slab?

@tbarbuto2345 3 года назад

Great video as always. If I were to add anything, I would set the posts on a piece of pressure treated lumber to distribute the weight on the floor. I would also throw a level on the post to ensure its plumb before final tightening.

@tricatfilms6136 Месяц назад

yeh the level for sure, i was surprised he didn't do that step

@ryeesnowman7205 4 года назад

Your lucky you can stand straight up I have to be on my stomach the whole time...

@JPitty2011 4 года назад

Yeah man... Dreading the upcoming job

@danielbeauchamp4655 4 года назад

I have to do mine, 42 inches crawl space, and I’m no gymnast.

@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 4 года назад

My foundation is 7 feet high on the low end of the house and 3feet high on the high end of the house. Needless to say anything that goes in my crawl space is on the low end of the house with 7 feet ceiling(floors).

@davidrl41 4 года назад

@@danielbeauchamp4655 42"... lucky! I'll be doing this in my 30" crawl space :D

@thisguy333 4 года назад

@@davidrl41 30"? Your blessed. I have 8" from dirt to joist. I will be removing the floor to dig down to the min code of 24" at least then rebuild level. Been putting it off 3 years, still have my low profile car jack under our "school room" from 3 years ago

@maehouse1366 3 года назад

Hey Jeff, you do great videos. I'm always doing something to our homes. Your videos help tremendously! 😃

@genevelis6075 3 года назад

👍 How to find the lowest and the highest points of the joists? What are the reference points? Every time when you move your laser it seats on tripod on the floor. Floor can be crooked or purposely have a slope to collect the water if it flooded. The dirt floor can be uneven as well. If your reference point is the top of the joist then it’s hard to trace from one joist to another or along 1 joist because the laser beam will be blocked by obstacles. Also, how to avoid the concrete slab to crack under the pressure of the supporting posts if there is no concrete pad foundation underneath?

@CantankerousDave 5 лет назад

Whoa, I thought “trees” was industry slang for a beam in your last video, but those are actual tree trunks. Crazy.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

LOL, RIGHT!

@wasclywabbitgaming6875 4 года назад

I thought the same thing, then I said holy crap, that's bark!!

@lucasspaniard8430 3 года назад

Good Job on the video, my first time seeing logs used as floor joists! One suggestion which is a must is to use a level on the side of the post before securing it. Adjust one edge until it is plum, then rotate the level around the column 90 degrees and confirm that edge is plum. This will confirm that the base of your post is exactly below the top plate, now your post is pushing straight up, especially important if using this on floor joists that could buckle if you are pushing on an angle. If the post is not straight it may not hold its rated capacity. I kept seeing your level in the background of the video and waiting for you to use it lol! Also worth mentioning that if install on a concrete floor, the slabs in basements are not very thick. If this is a permanent install, it is to most codes and worth it to pour a concrete footing under the jack stand/ lally column. Otherwise with time the floor may buckle, (google for images of this) on my drawings they wanted a 18"x18" at 18" deep footing. Oh and I purchased those same columns at Home depot. Much better than the others I have purchased in the past from other stores just like you said. Thanks for the video! and 400K + views is impressive!

@valerielee2398 Год назад

Thank you.

@brianflower5490 5 лет назад

A house we lived in several years ago , you could put a marble on the floor and it would roll all the way to the window at the front of the house ! When I got into the crawl space ,some of the support piers had been removed ! I had to jack it up and build new supports In several places ! I have no idea how this was missed by the surveyor!

@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 4 года назад

Surveyor? Why would he be in your basement? Structural Engineer maybe. I bet the builder never used one. Hell, the owner probably built the house himself.

@riverraisin1 3 года назад

@@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky I think he meant to say home inspector.

@gavindaly5731 4 года назад

Jacking up a floor that has sagged over decades can create a whole new set of problems . things like doors no longer closing , countertops and other level surfaces going off level , tiles cracking , walls and ceilings cracking , floorboards lifting and squeaking or splintering . Beware if you do this in a finished house . You might have to deal with other issues . This should be mentioned in this video .

@firstmkb 3 года назад

True, but from one cracked joist (knothole), I have doors that don't want to close anymore, creaky spots, and I can't remember what all. Once I'm set up, I don't need to rush. However, I am looking forward to swapping out some of my problems for new ones.

@percyfaith11 3 года назад

Do it over weeks or months so the house can slowly adjust.

@jillianonthehudson1739 3 года назад

I've had to jack a couple of houses, and my new house will definitely need a sill plate replacement, and to fix a sagging centerline. This is an awesome video, and I'm definitely getting a car jack now!! The other thing that I appreciate is how he covers the "common sense" stuff that isn't common.

@alexill 5 лет назад

Hey Gary this video is uplifting! #cheers

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

LOving it!!

@varietyyachtsvessels6769 4 года назад

Oh come on stop it.

@awesomedave8484 4 года назад

This guy is one of the best uploading videos. He has a ton of knowledge and the personality to deliver it thoroughly.

@D03178496 2 года назад

My structural engineer said a post like that, which is in two parts held together by metal pins, is actually only supposed to be temporary and needs to be replaced by a post that is one solid piece. any comments about that? I'm having it replaced btw. Thanks

@mongomongo17 3 года назад

i like a bottle jack for lifting, straight up even better is a big screw jack no chance of a leak.

@Argellus 5 лет назад

I'd suggest checking the thickness of the concrete floor below that post, or at least using a couple of pieces of 2x12 or such to distribute the weight a bit. It'd be a real pain to have that post break through a chunk of hollow or weak floor on 1" thick concrete and erase all of your hard work! I assume for a final fix, you'll be digging down and pouring foundations right? Great videos - keep 'em coming!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Hi Richard, we will be excavating and installing 2' x 2' pads where the point loads will be for sure.

@majobb1 4 года назад

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY can you show how you did that?

@sl5311 4 года назад

I checked your channel. I have seen other guys do this-make their own forms, get a concrete truck, etc. etc.

@timlehnen3226 3 года назад

Bravo Richard, common sense rules, foundations first then supports,,,easy,

@firstmkb 3 года назад

Did break through a crappy floor in my old house that seemed to be leveling compound poured on top of cinders from the original coal furnace.

@CoverageAwarenessStudio 2 года назад

Question: Do you get special funding to come in a do this kind of structural work on an old house? We are limited funds ourself and wondering if you would be interested in doing an educated video at our location in Vermont? There are some of the support beams in the basement already but really need more in place all over the basement. The last owner went in and placed those support jacks in the basement and the floor is still uneven. Your help and services would be greatly appreciated and would love to have you make a video for others to learn from. I know nothing about structure support other than there are many temporary support jacks in place.

@1viva 2 года назад

Such a great step by step video and explanations! Thank you! 🙂

@tannerc900 26 дней назад

Unless I missed a part, shouldn’t you disconnect your plumbing and furnace before you jack up your house ?

@Yahsgirl1967 4 года назад

What if you don't have concrete, but just ground, how would you stabilize the pole?

@kk4649k 7 месяцев назад

To anyone jacking up their house. Just be careful. Make sure the jack is on a flat ground and you're jacking straight up. I've seen bottle jacks fly out like a dam cannon ball which could've easily killed someone while they're jacking up a house. I have no experience in this method with an automtoive tool but i'm assuming if the wood post flys out due to it not being straight, it'll do the same thing and whack you so hard it'll hurt you really bad or even kill you.

@Sharpstick50 Год назад

In my opinion those sds screws need to be larger or have washers, and that single half set nail in the concrete works if you were going to go back and put some titans in after you know it works

@bradmaas6875 5 лет назад

Used a pair of those jacks, and a host of other tools, to rebuild this house. Fun times.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Cheers!

@LintRoller86 4 месяца назад

keep in mind those car floor jacks lift at a slight throw or angle. bottle jack is better. the floor jack can be use but jack it up high and close before setting.

@bkoz319 5 лет назад

reallly enjoying this series

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Thanks!

@Tabrez79 11 месяцев назад

I noticed you cranking the posts counter-clockwise to increase their height and push up against the wood joist. Is that standard for all floor jacks? I need to reduce the pressure under my support beam and thought a counter-clockwise turn would reduce the extension of the adjustment bolt.

@loriporter6706 4 года назад

I'm going to do this project today. My home was build in 1925.

@marti4689 3 года назад

Anyone know what the temp columns are called? Yes...In the text it says to see material used here "click show more", but it doesn't say that anywhere, and it's not clickable there. Do I have to join to see that??Any help appreciated! To the makers: Love the video!! I'll be doing plenty this myself, starting asap (part of my house has sunk so bad it's pulling away from the main structure...fun! ) So, Thanks much for the great tutorial!

@joeolejar 4 года назад

And note that the posts are available in a range of sizes from shorties for crawl spaces to intermediate ones as well.

@mrj8574 5 лет назад

I really love watching these videos thanks for posting I've learned a lot from them

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Glad to help. Cheers!

@destinationunknown7913 2 года назад

Did he just say necessary to be sober.... man just cause im frinking eatching doesnt mean i work drinking lol. Good video man

@12tbarnes 4 года назад

Thank you! My dad won't hire anyone, so we're watching to do it ourselves....you DIY guys rock.

@mattyice8354 2 года назад

How did it go?

@affordabledesertliving3487 3 года назад

I like how the Dad doesnt lord it over the son and the young gentleman gets to offer his opinion as well. He seems to be absorbing all of this rather than just tolerating listening to his Dad preach at everyone.

@bertharuiz1225 3 года назад

Tyler, you have my same hours. House foundation occurred when I had no interest to repair. Entire load has been on me, since 2007 came n made (mother’s home) mine. Many repairs later am exhausted. Not looking 4 steep cost. Oftentimes, job poorly done. So need insight into ‘the Ins n outs’. DIY’s life’s savers. Could write a book about selfing responsibilities.

@katiefulton9456 5 лет назад

This. is. so. satisfying. Everyone told me this couldn’t be done. To which I say: watch Home RenoVision DIY. I’m gonna jack up my jacked up house. 💪👩🏼‍🔧

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Cheers Katie!

@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky 4 года назад

They charged my neighbor $4500 dollars to do that before they sold the house and only showed up once. I guess there are a few half ass foundation companies out there. It took them a couple of hours to complete. I would feel really screwed if I paid that for a foundation company to do that for me.

@late4suppa1 4 года назад

People will tell you things like that because they're stupid. Structures are jacked up all the time.

@wjerame 4 года назад

@@late4suppa1 You can also literally collapse your house. You would pay not only for expertise but for insurance. Your homeowners insurance isn't going to cover your collapsed house if you did it yourself.

@late4suppa1 4 года назад

@@wjerame OK, let's not wet ourselves. Obviously not a job you want to take lightly, but again not something beyond an informed Do It Yourself type homeowner. If you want to hire experts to do all of your work, be my guest.

@lionpauu7360 5 лет назад

MAKE SURE THE JACK CAN'T MOVE, it is on wheels it is designed to move as a vehicle is lifted, in your application it is able to be scoot out from under the prop. By placing the jack on a substantial block of wood lifting the wheels off the floor it will not only immobilize the jack but also avoid the point loading from the wheels.

@oscarmart1 4 года назад

Zeudog, the point of stress is on the wheel's rod

@coppulor6500 4 года назад

great point!

@pauls6279 4 года назад

Or a 20 ton bottle jack. Stronger, no wheels and it's lighter to move around.

@wjerame 4 года назад

Pretty sure you should never do that, it has wheels to center the load, the jack moves not the car or post as it may be. It's the opposite of what you're thinking. If you put it on blocks as you jack it up the bottom of the beam would be moving to the side. It can break your jack or in the case of a car it will be trying to move your car sideways. Hope that makes sense to ya.

@JoseppeM 3 года назад

a car jack has hinged movement, if you don't allow it to scoot while jacking, it will create an angle with the beam which is dangerous

@leeleviner8159 4 года назад

short and concise, thank you.

@knowledgeispower6192 4 года назад

I would suggest removing the bark from those timbers as well.

@chaconjohnson 3 года назад

Huge fan of your work. Do you have any videos that show how to replace a portion of a girder beam, or how to simply reinforce a portion of a girder beam that has a crack in it? Also is it okay that a girder beam does not go into the foundation law but instead stops right short of it?

@zachbuyshouses6478 4 года назад

His stuff is great

@mansari4794 Год назад

GREAT JOB AND PERFORMANCE .👏👏😎😎👌👌👍👍

@hunchbackaudio 3 года назад

My best friend went to America for vacation and came back with the story of the owner of the house he was staying, jacking the joists in the basement, because the doors didn't close properly. Literally nobody here believed him and burst out in laughter, but I guess he wasn't joking!! Living in the Netherlands, where even the sheds have brick walls this looks completely alien.

@MrKweezy2 Год назад

Floors made of brick as well?

@hunchbackaudio Год назад

@@MrKweezy2 Before 1950 it’s mostly wood, after that it’s all concrete. But the floors are supported by the walls. Old buildings have a double brick wall, newer houses are concrete on the inside with a brick wall on the outside.

@johndunn9819 4 года назад

But, my house is already"jacked up".

@aqnetwork1367 3 года назад

LMFAOO

@BBradshaw131 Год назад

How many houses are out there that are lifted enough for a car jack? I'm currently working on one that doesn't have enough room under to crawl on hands and knees. Straight belly-worming through 3 openings with bottle jacks lol

@zacharyklostermann238 Год назад

I'm trying to do this to my mom's house and would very much appreciate it if anyone or if you could tell where and how I can get these poles to help raise the house?

@bobsagett 10 месяцев назад

In a few days I’m have about 4 SmartJacks and supplemental beam installed (between 14 feet of space) to fixing a sagging floor in my kitchen do you think the SmartJacks are overkill?

@davalleyguy5020 Год назад

A couple very important points missed. You need to know what is under the floor plate. A 4" floor is not load bearing . Apply grease to the threads to ease the effort required. Run a chalk line across your floor in the living area. When it is touching all the way across, you are level!

@jeremywatts2768 Год назад

Aren't the caps supposed to be welded to the pole and its designed like this to be filled with concrete? Usually the screw is facing down and buried in high pressure concrete. You're supposed to cut out the floor, put down footers and then fill it.

@valleyfieldoffgridhomestea1077 2 года назад

Thank you for this. I can't seem to find the posts in your links....hoping to purchase them. Can you help?

@ravageawakened 3 года назад

I have purchased a house that was built in 1912. The basement has a variety of different home improvement left overs throughout the years including an old built in freezer with a compressor from the 1960', an old furnace from the 1940's with its updated counterpart from 2016. Same leveling issues going on but also the concrete foundation is crumbling into dust. Should I tackle the foundational issues then level the joists or tackel both at the same time?

@freechoice4646 4 года назад

Great video as always.. one question though I have a home Built-in the 1920th Sections of the floor sag in certain areas after if I jack them up do I need to have a perminent poll put in? Or can I just leave the temporary support in For the wood to reset or would the floor start to sag again after removing temporary Support is removed

@biscuitbassbroom7306 Год назад

Thank you for yr videos .... I have a question ....we have a family home in newfoundland on the avalon....the house is approx 175 yrs old ...it is built on a rock foundation....the kitchen has dropped by about 2-4 inches and on top of the kitchen you have a bed room.....would the car jack system work for that as well over a time period of a few months ...bearing in mind theres only a two and a half foot crawl space ....

@carrolannethompson3947 5 лет назад

Awesome info!! Omg! I would've loosened all the other supports!? Aaaaaahh??!! Thank YOU! Phewwwww...

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Cheers!

@mikedavis8614 5 лет назад

I've got a beam in the middle of my house that the support beam has rotted on the bottom and no longer supports anything I've been searching for a good tutorial for this!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

Hi Mike, I hope this helps! Cheers!

@nevermind8694 3 года назад

Nice being able to walk around under your house like that

@googleuser7517 3 года назад

You say that the post is temporary, so what is next to keep it level and remove the post?

@williamrobinson3143 4 года назад

Any thoughts on replacing posts? Should I use a jack to lift the beam or just run temporary supports from floor to beam while I remove and replace the said post? Also worth noting that this post supports the corner gable end of my roof so... not as much load as your tree trunks

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 4 года назад

I would install the new one right next to the old. even if they are on a footing the footing is 2x2' so no worries. Cheers!

@leochen4891 5 лет назад

I would recommend 25ton bottle jack, which is about $50 at big box stores.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

This jack gives me so much options for awkward spaces. I love it!

@leochen4891 5 лет назад

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY it is totally fine if the load on the jack is within its rating, but it would be hard to calculate how much weight is actually on the beam. So, I guess for most people, go with the higher rated 20 ton bottle jack is the safe route.

@eddiederp8328 4 года назад

I am just finishing up doing some of this in my house. Sistering joists and raising them with bottle jacks and and these supports. Every time I release a bottle jack I have the same look on my face that he did. Like, ok ok yup it's gonna stay. Over 20 joists sistered in 2 weeks and every time.

@sergiobasaglia1012 5 лет назад

Thnk you for your knowledge. For any project, task, big or small I come a check with you, don't trust anyone else I'm sure they're all very capable but why change the method when it works.

@dimash244 3 года назад

Really like your videos, but a high grade bolt cant be called a sheer pin and be compared to sheer pin in snow blower

@OfficialDSFN 10 месяцев назад

Is this the same process if I have to jack up one side of my house 7”? It’s also an 1880’s home

@davec1859 2 года назад

Great video. I just got a quote for nearly 20K to reinforce my floor and insulate my crawlspace. How could I use this strategy when the floor is NOT concrete? Should I use paver stones or concrete blocks under the support post?

@gwp1ohio 4 года назад

Soooo many things skipped over, I suggest everyone use this for ref. Only.

@xammocoloniax 3 года назад

Why is the auto jack used, if the jack post is being installed? Aren't they both for the same purpose? And don't we want to raise the ceiling in small increments as you say with those half-turns, instead of the apparently more aggressive auto jack?

@larryitsalarryitsa4139 2 года назад

That nail he shot into the concrete did not go well at all. He likely used the wrong LOAD. Then, the screws he put into the log were all wrong! A bottle jack is wht most pros use for this and they also use concrete filled steel posts in many cases (where, I suppose, they are available). Watch a few more videos before following this fellow's lead.

@mrwang420 Год назад

I wouldn't recommend doing it this way at all tbh. I would use proper house jacks, two magnetic levels for the post and the proper bolt sized screws for the top and the proper concrete anchors for the floor. idk, that's just me. And to know if the floor is level I'd have levels placed on the floor upstairs and have a spotter tell me when it's level. Or go back and forth making adjustments, cause idc if the ceiling if level, I want the floor level.

@skoparweaver7692 2 года назад

Only advice I might add is that when releasing the jack you should do it in a controlled way. If you release it quickly and the lollicolumn or car isn't secured properly it will give you time to react. If you just drop it fast then there's no going back.

@Noidstradamus 3 года назад

I surprised you don't use a bottle jack. You can buy a 20 ton bottle jack for like $70. Using a car jack on a house makes me scared. Lol.

@Dysusfusion 3 года назад

Now when you say you don't want anywhere in your basement going more than 16' with out a structural post... I'm in a situation where I have a 40 by 23 basement with an I-beam in the middle and one post is 11' away from the foundation wall and the other one is 14' away from the other foundation wall leaving 14' 9" between them. If I move the one at 14' just 2 feet away from the foundation wall making it 16' away from the foundation I'm not jeopardizing serious structural integrity in my house am I? I'm assuming even if this is even possible I'd need an engineer to approve this sort of thing anyways but I'm just curious what my options are.

@morgan1719 Год назад

04:10 Don't mean to quibble, but those are bolts, not shear pins. A shear pin is designed to shear (fail) under a certain load. Definitely don't want shear pins failing the floor to preserve the jack-post.

@BR-dj8ep 4 года назад

Great video , I got a similar situation in a crawl space . Do you recommend jacking the concrete slab holding the house or just the house .

@dckbeau3907 3 года назад

What are the name of the post there on the box. Where do you by them. I’m gonna need three for a span of at least 25 ft. Your awesome by the way and amazing instruction. Glad I joined your page. BTW what’s the rule of thumb for placement of post. Every 7ft or what. Thanks again!

@janetstone236 3 года назад

Ha ha you made me laugh today, as I am preparing a sister floor joist to my 1965 A-frame foundation repair - you said, You've gotta be 'creative in your structure'. ha, yes, unfortunately, the smart/dumb guys who built this, failed to place a concrete pier at the peak of the front angled wall, and the center point is simply lying on the joist, which has a bit of water damage, as the other smart/dumb guys who replaced the front decking with 'Trex', failed to add flashing!!! Oh, if they only had a brain I would not be doing this on my day off - Thanksgiving 2020!, But give thanks in all things, thank you GOD that I have a house!

@normpaddle 4 года назад

What about putting a footing in so the basement floor does not crack? At my house i think I want to dig a hole and put a footinh in it to put the beam on.

@dannyboy823 4 года назад

Curious to know if you did this

@normpaddle 4 года назад

@@dannyboy823 not yet. Soon

@JohnDoe-fx2ut 8 месяцев назад

Years ago, my parents wanted to have my house raised up and set back down onto concrete pillars in the crawl space to make the house last years and years longer. This was at the recommendation of the pest control guy since the house was sitting on wood. My parents hired a crapy contractor who did garbage work. He jacked the house up, did not put in concrete pillars, then just pulled the Jack's out and left. The house then settled and twisted. Walls cracked, cabinets fell off walls, ect. That's the state it's been in since. It's safe to live in, but it looks bad, and it's going to cost lots of money to repair, which I don't have and it's taking forever to try to get. If only this video was around all those years ago. I could have shown it to my parents and may have been able to fix the garbage work that idiot did to my house. At least now, I know, so whenever I can get money together to remodel and fix the house, I'll know what to watch for.

@budnspud 3 года назад

What brand do you recommend for the steel supports? I looked up online and there are so many to choose from.

@FamilyManMoving 3 года назад

Akron C84 screw jack will adjust from 4ft 8in to 8ft 4in. I have six of them under one floor right now. You can get these at most Lowes or on Amazon.

@percyfaith11 3 года назад

There are 2 sheer pins on a snow blower because there are 2 auger sections that turn independently of each other. 2 pins are required to protect both sections of auger.

@michaeltoney2277 3 года назад

If you do this doesn’t it slightly raise the house off the settled foundation or just straighten/ stiffen back to the original wall?

@TacoKhezis 5 лет назад

Is the placement of the jack important in terms of where it is on the basement floor? Do you run the risk of making a hole in your basement floor around that jack? Not sure if the whole basement floor is just the sea of concrete or not.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY 5 лет назад

concrete is generally poured on stone , so no worries there.

@Mary-had-a-lil-farm 3 года назад

Would love to know how to do this in a dirt floor shallow crawl space???

@lifecoaching5068 2 года назад

I was looking for real crazy stuff like this but nobody makes it. Everyone makes fairytale videos where everything is working perfectly. I want to see how to connect ledger board without rim joist and only stud.