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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@masonzheng9738

3 жыл бұрын

this is the most honest request I have seen.

@pamelanoel8948

3 жыл бұрын

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.)

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.

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

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.

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.

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

11 ай бұрын

Great points

@courgettee

10 ай бұрын

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

@nofortunatesonII

9 ай бұрын

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

@condor5635

2 ай бұрын

@@courgetteeplumb 😀

Have been watching you for years, boy how you have honed your videos...without exception, great, thorough, educational content, every single time. Congrats on your success, you deserve it!

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

@mattyice8354

2 жыл бұрын

How did it go?

“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 жыл бұрын

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

@janetstone236

3 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

You're not alone Tyler.,

@francisraposo9783

3 жыл бұрын

@@janetstone236 Take your Kool-Aid elsewhere Janet

@BSmith09

3 жыл бұрын

Same

Great job keeping it simple yet highlighting the all important details.👍

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

Жыл бұрын

Thank you.

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

Best teacher. He takes such care in his communication.

1880's farm house..WOOOOOOOOO!!! so much to do.. I can't imagine the amount of awesome video content that your gonna share with us.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Things are about to get pretty crazy!

@voiceofREASONS

4 жыл бұрын

Just bought a 1900 farm home in northern Maine. It has it all, mold, rodents and of course foundational/structural problems... #prayforus

Knowing and properly applying it shows results, as evident. Thanks! ( My house sunk from Texas freeze/ water damping ground).

Great video ! Were going to jack up some support beams in our basement following your excellent advice. Used my 4 foot bubble level to determine the floors were sagging a bit on our 40 year old house. We're gonna adjust it now to avoid any excessive beam or foundation concrete wall cracking. We've also found "hydraulic concrete" as a very useful solutions tool. Thanks again !

Thank you so much! I used this trick to save the roof over my deck today (support beam cracked from snow weight and broke off an anchor). Was able to slowly lift the entire deck roof back to level and buy myself some time to find better supports.

Thank you so much for this. I'm saving a Victorian farmhouse and I need to level a few spots and you've demystified the process for me. Thank you.

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

I love this channel! The information is great and the way it’s presented is clear and fun! I don’t even need to do this yet, but having the knowledge will be helpful in the future. Thank you Jeff for the great videos!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Chris , glad to be of some help!

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.

Good info. I just got 2 posts replaced and installed. This year I started my basement reno. Gutted the 60+ year old build, the things I saw. It was built and rebuilt before, reused and mixed (mill cut) 2x4s and 2x2s with scraps, wires like spiderwebs. But the kicker was when I removed the 4 inches of subfloor they made. Once it was lifted, my jaw dropped. Who ever owned it in the 70-80s removed 1 of 2 support post. And built the subfloor up and over the height of the post footing. The other post was original 6x8 wood. The 2 story at that time was supported one side 16 to 8. across the 24ft beam (instead of every 8) Bro, in my head I knew what to do. But decided to subcontract someone in. Best money spent. Got 2 HD posts installed (used the original footings), set and leveled, and scoped beam. Also explained how to adjust. 1 hour, no stress. The process is pretty cool scoping the beam with a laser level to adjust post. Almost forgot, you did not say anything about the footings where the posts should stand. Please do not place posts anywhere other than the footing for it. If not placed properly, post could puncture basement floor, like a straw in a plastic lid. Side note, keep up these videos. Good information is good information. There are a million things to do as a home owner.

Great instruction and explanation of the process!! thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge!

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 жыл бұрын

Cheers Katie!

@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky

3 жыл бұрын

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

3 жыл бұрын

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

@wjerame

3 жыл бұрын

@@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

3 жыл бұрын

@@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.

I love your videos you keep it real! It’s not rocket science a house in 4 walls and a roof. Some common sense and the will power any house can be repaired. Someone would say the house needs torn down when all it needed was a car jack and some house jacks.

Thank you so much for this I'm very new and very timid when it comes to Foundation issues I learned a lot

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

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!

I lost it when you said necessary to be sober.

Glad I am not the only one who has his kiddos help him!

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Glad to help. Cheers!

Your informative video was quite helpful... and my stress is reduced. Thank you!

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

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!

Good, simple, straightforward video! I needed that! Many thx.

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

Great job Jeff!!! So much knowledge broken down in easy to follow steps!!! Until the next one, Dirty Jersey out!!!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike, OUT!

Thank you - just watched a few videos on jack-posts, and this was the best shot.

You really make videos of everything a homeowner needs to know!! I have a similar issue going on in my place that's stopped me from installing new flooring, and this video will be very helpful for fixing that issue! A couple of questions: 1) What should I do if we don't have concrete on the ground? 2) Do you have a plan to do a video on addressing crawl space/basement issue? DIY Encapsulation, maybe? Thank you!

@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky

3 жыл бұрын

use high strength concrete to make some foundation supports. Don't use wood. Crawl Space Ninja might be able to help. They do videos on youtube. Drying out your basement is always good but expensive. Don't store wood or cardboard in your crawl space unless it is in a sealed plastic container with moisture absorbents in the containers. I even use a box fan to keep the air moving in my crawl space using bathroom style switch so it will trip if anything bad happens electrically speaking. I will only use the box fan for a year or two at the most and change them as they run all of the time. Hang the electrical cord from the floor above so it will not get wet. There is also a company called Apple Drains that does french drain videos. My low spot in the crawl space was wet because the drain was too high so I added a sump pit and a 40 foot french drain along the lower wall and it is dry? now. At least I can't see the water anymore. Replace the sump pump every three or four years if it runs a lot. I am not a professional but it worked for me. I even added light in my crawl space for $1200 and it is like daylight. The electrician added freezer lights in 3 locations for a 2500 sq foot house. No flashlights for me. Keep a 6 ft stick at the entrance of the crawl space so you can clear cob webs as you walk in or crawl in. I can't tell you how many cob webs I ate before I did this.

@Baconbeerify

5 ай бұрын

You could also buy a 10$ computer fan and attach it to one of your vents then seal around the fan. Those fans are meant to run 24/7 for years and they move plenty of air to keep radon and whatever else down. As far as dryness, only real solution is a dehumidifier. It’s worth it to buy a nice one. Aprilaire is the way to go. Installing yourself is a breeze. Even if you just lay down vapor barrier and a dehumidifier your life will be 10x better.

Excellent. I'd like to move my inground pool two feet to the left. I'm following your tutorial now!

This video is great. I've got a sagging roof I need to prop up and I think this is just the way to do it.

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.

Hi Jeff, Love your videos always enjoy watching your videos and getting your aid and advice on projects I am tackling. Thanks to your videos I have been able to renovate my bathroom. Thank you so much. Btw, is there a part 2 of this video? Thanks again Jeff.

We have an uninsulated extention on the house that had a corrugated plastic roof, water proofed with swimming pool canvas. Real creative. Of course it leaked like a coffee filter so we built a proper roof and I suspect the added weight of the plywood and 2x4 beams and shingles has made it sag a bit because the doors have become wonky as hell. It's supported on jacks so I'll give this a try, thanks.

short and concise, thank you.

I level houses. I do a few things different. But this is a great video for homeowners. Informative and good explanation. Great job

reallly enjoying this series

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

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.

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 жыл бұрын

slow does work best.

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 жыл бұрын

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

@majobb1

4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY can you show how you did that?

@sl5311

3 жыл бұрын

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

@timlehnen3226

3 жыл бұрын

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

@firstmkb

3 жыл бұрын

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.

I had to grin when Jeff eyeballs how plumb the jack post was when the level in the background is within easy reach. 😎

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.

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

3 жыл бұрын

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

GREAT JOB AND PERFORMANCE .👏👏😎😎👌👌👍👍

First time I’ve seen Jeff using the PPe :)

Hey Gary this video is uplifting! #cheers

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

LOving it!!

@varietyyachtsvessels6769

4 жыл бұрын

Oh come on stop it.

Ha! Worked out this solution and got scoffed at. Thanks for proving it's not only possible, but a diy.

Thanks for sharing that

This is great! So much more simple than I thought. Question, did you replace the temporary posts that you used to jack up the house?

Thank you for this, I have the same issue, and I was freaking out. now i feel that there is hope for my old house

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

Nope; Just watching it because you are awesome. Love all your videos. Keep up the great work.

@MichaelTFarm

5 жыл бұрын

My thoughts exactly

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers Mike!

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

You too Nathan!

Never knew houses had logs under them. Nice informational video.

@sjr7822

5 жыл бұрын

Our old farmhouse had virgin hardwood hand hued beams, Rugged

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

not very common, but you will see them occasionally if they are old enough and in the country!

I’ll never need to do this, but it’s fun to watch.

I had a previous owner take out three 2x4 studs on a support wall in my finished basement on a small three story townhouse. He must have recently done it before I bought the house and within months the floors on both levels above started warping. My plan is to use a 4x4 and two 2x6s a a header at the top or the new door frame and use a pole jack to push it all up before placing two king studs and some jack studs to hold it all up. Love you channel and would be interested in you thoughts or helpful ideas.

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.

EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

Ok...this video was....amazing. seriously helpful and you just saved me 10 grand

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Christopher, happy to help!

@christopherarcher1713

4 жыл бұрын

@@HomeRenoVisionDIY You seriously did. It's hard out here for a homeowner, I consider myself to be pretty handy and I DIY where I can ( and as long as it's within the law) , but sometimes you have to hire outside help ( specifically referencing your video on roughed in plumbing in the basement). Unfortunately, it seems more and more contractors in my area are taking a predatory stance towards we non licensed folk. It makes it hard to tell who I should trust when they quote a job. This fix ( that I've been doing on my own now) was quoted by 3 different contractors ranging from 2 grand to 11 k! So again, thank you for explaining it plainly.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

4 жыл бұрын

Glad were helping you out and saving you some money! You should put that saved cash toward your next material list and maybe put $5 toward our memberships?? LOL... Just kidding Chris, you do you man, Thanks for the feedback! #Cheers

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

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.

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Cheers!

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.

Love your videos, they are always have great info. One thing, over the great many years working on homes I have yet to see a Jack Post that came with two pins. Even the ones I picked up lately have the same old single pin. but like you I have seen someone use them wrong.

@randythomas6874

2 жыл бұрын

It may be that the threaded adjuster is carrying all the load.

amazing!

I've never seen joists made of logs before, I guess it is very strong but it would be hard to build like that given that they are all different diameters, the straightness would not be great and you are attaching the floor to a round object. Having said that great job repairing it.

We are doing this in my Mother's house. Fun times, but it is a study house that the original roofers just created a hodgepodge of rafters every which way from room to room with no supporting wall under it. Fun times over at Yates street.

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.

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

Great information. I am hoping you have a video regarding replacing multiple damaged floor joists. Trying to fix my home.

@jrandesi56

3 жыл бұрын

Did u do this fix yet? If so how did it go ? I got same problem.

Good stuff as always

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks, Cheers!

Great video! Thanks for sharing. In your experience, how important have you found it to be that the jack post rests absolutely plumb? I ask because the basement floor I will have it on isn't perfectly level and has a bit of a slope. Thanks in advance! -MC

I’m a single mother and I’ll be doing this on my own, thanks you made it seem easy

@kaohsiung99

3 жыл бұрын

Safety first. Have you considered that you could use rugs (and carpet+padding) to possibly make a floor seem more level.

@leslielelaind4997

3 жыл бұрын

M C Taylor I’m leaving the foundation to permanently attach the house to the footings. The inside is still unlivable. If you find my Facebook page I usually post about each project with pictures. I have two, it’s the one with the mirror. Thank you so much for responding ❤️

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 жыл бұрын

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 жыл бұрын

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

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 жыл бұрын

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

"It's necessary to be sober" 😂😂

Thank you!

here is a homeowner tip for you if you have a breakfast nook that is leaking after 20 years of home owner ship and your drywall ceiling leaves dark marks on your ceiling. The flashing above my breakfast nook has separated from my roof by about a 1/2 inch. I climbed up on my ladder and squirted clear roof sealant in the gap. It took a couple of tubes to do the length of the house but I will not have to do it for another six years or so. When it rained the wind drove water up into the separation that I filled in. I did not want to add nails into the flashing so chose sealant instead.

Yeah I totally just wanted to see what you were into. My house is fine...but it might be about to get jacked up.

An old carpenter once gave me a few pointers on doing this with vintage homes. You bang a few nails into those logs at a measured distance below the floor (say 3") and do this across a 10 ft span, then stretch a string tight between the nails. You have 3" from the string up to the floor at both ends and you keep jacking over a period of time till you have the same 3" in the center. You do it this way because the log is not smooth enough to use a traditional level... and your post is in the way.

I'm about to do this project on my house.

Great job Thank you

I sure have learned a lot from him I tell you it's good

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

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

LOL, RIGHT!

@wasclywabbitgaming6875

4 жыл бұрын

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

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

Thank for advice

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 .

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

thank you for the video

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

This video is so helpful - emphasizing slow/long-term jacking (1/2 turn per week) to keep from shocking the timbers. Thanks for this video. Cheers!!

@michaels840

5 жыл бұрын

It's been years now, but a friend had a full size gun safe in his family room. Granted, he had it against the wall. One day I notice that I could see a 2" space below the baseboard directly behind the safe. We went to the basement and saw two of the main joists, directly below where the safe was, were cut to pull in new electrical runs. The floor was sagging so much. We got a similar jack system to lift the floor. I only adjusted it 1/2 turn each week. It took half a year but the floor was again level. The safe was moved to the garage, sitting on concrete instead of a wood floor.

@-myatlanticblue-3636

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaels840 Sometimes "slow, but sure" is the best way to shore. Cheers

@johnbrattan9341

5 жыл бұрын

@@michaels840 He kept a gun safe in his family room? Like where families meet? And there is no such thing as "main joists." And i can guarantee you nobody cuts joists to "pull electrical runs." Especially in a basement. You drill holes. or strap to the underside of joists. I think you were hoodwinked.

@HomeRenoVisionDIY

5 жыл бұрын

timber shock can cause snapping.

@michaels840

5 жыл бұрын

@@johnbrattan9341 Absolutely, you'd expect holes, but a section was cut out of it, not drilled. When I wrote MAIN I meant middle. We put additional bracing (spanned across multiple joists perpendicular) along with the post.

" A Brand New World of Hurt" That pretty much sums up all my nightmares.