Thank you for sharing - we have exactly the same issue with our brick letterbox. Everything else I have seen involves pumping foam through holes in the slab - which is not accessable in these letterboxes 🙂

Great job! It took me a while to realize how you were using the jack from the video, so I read your words more carefully. Great idea to use the jack to keep forcing rocks down deep into the mud until it eventually formed a stable base.

@jadedworx2708

9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the comment! I'm glad that this video was helpful!

My brick mailbox is leaning the exact way. Thanks so much for posting this step by step video on how to repair it, I really appreciate it!

@jadedworx2708

Жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! Thanks for the comment.. Cheers!

Nice video and excellent do-it-yourself work. You're an inspiration to tackle the project.

@jadedworx2708

Жыл бұрын

Thank you! Comments like yours make it all worth it. 👍👍

Great job! ..I have a 3 foot wide section of brick wall next to my house (leaning away from my house) causing the backyard gate to pinch. I need to raise the foundation like you did. Thank you!

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

Glad this vid was helpful! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks for showing this! I keep reading about it but nobody actually showed what they did until now.

@jadedworx2708

3 жыл бұрын

I'm glad it was helpful! I had a rough time figuring out what to do as all I saw were company advertising videos.

@willbuckhalter8935

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadedworx2708 Yeah, that's all I could find too. Maybe I'll make a video when I get around to doing this one. It's not as bad as yours was but still bugs me every time I look at it. :/ Edit: spelling

@MrMagooo

3 жыл бұрын

I'm in the same boat, been looking for over a year and everyone wants to sell you their service, but nobody just showed how they did it on their own until now. Thank you! I have been debating the jack, and didn't realize how much issue I might have with the soft ground, so I'll be prepared with a bucket of gravel/rocks as I lift it up.

@MrMagooo

3 жыл бұрын

@@willbuckhalter8935 Same, if I'm not too lazy about it, maybe I'll film mine as well. I've debated using the expanding fence post foam as an alternative to concrete as well. we'll see. I know they pump that expanding foam under concrete when lifting sidewalks, driveways, etc.

@josemourinho8394

3 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry for my criticism but that repair is only temporary. I invite you to my channel to see the permanent repair.

You can also use your truck bumper to push level it with someone watching it and with a blanket in between it, much easier then dig

@CitizenK9

8 ай бұрын

Pushing or pulling would definitely be easier if the mailbox was reinforced or strong enough. You would still need to contend to the foundation to level it with digging and filling, though. I may have mentioned from another comment that this is the second build. The first mailbox was built solid with a bit of rebar, concrete and cinderblocks... bc, why not. An unfortunate had an epileptic seizure and accidentally hit my mailbox (at low speeds) and almost died. The mailbox shifted, but did not break, totaling the car and sending the driver to Life flight and hospitalized in ICU for a while. We chose to make the latest mailbox hollow and less impact resistant. Even though, it would be the driver's fault for hitting my mailbox, I wouldn't want to revisit that incident again, knowing I could have changed the outcome. I did think about creating a exoskeleton of wood to pull the mailbox, but ultimately thought this video's method to be safest. Your option would be easier. Thanks for the input!

Dude thanks for the video..have the same problem.

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

Very welcome! Cheers

Nice work, I have to do this exact thing!

@jadedworx2708

11 ай бұрын

Thanks! Share your before n after results if possible. Cheers!

Great job! Wish you could do ours!!

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Fantastic video! Thank you for doing this. Did you end up using two or three of those 60 lb bags?

@jadedworx2708

Ай бұрын

I am pretty certain I used 2.5 bags. Glad it was helpful!

You did alright, not bad.

@jadedworx2708

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@steveningram9731

3 жыл бұрын

@@jadedworx2708 I fixed one two weeks ago, I used one big car strap myy towball to pull it up a level and cement haha worked a beauty.

@jadedworx2708

3 жыл бұрын

@@steveningram9731 Nice! I wasn't entirely confident that my mailbox would survive the pull of the strap. Glad your idea worked... definitely a lot less work than mine. Cheers!

I have to go this for my parents. My only question is, once I dig under the lowest corner to fit the jack and start jacking up the pillar, isn't the jack going to sink? What can I do to stop the jack from sinking once I start jacking up the pillar to straighten it?

@jadedworx2708

Жыл бұрын

at 01:30 , I simply kept adding rocks to the hole my jack created, resetting the height of the jack.. Eventually, the rocks created a pillar deep into the ground that supported the jack. Hope that helps and good luck!

How long did this project take you?

@jadedworx2708

3 жыл бұрын

It took 2 days.

How did you pushed the pier straight?

@jadedworx2708

3 жыл бұрын

The pier, as in the support? I continually added rocks as it compressed the soil under the jack as flat as possible. Every time I added rocks, I repositioned the jack to ensure it was upright as well. Hope that helps!

Jaded Worx very informative video ..I have a 4ft x 4ft. entrance column 6ft high with foundations going down about 4ft. These columns support wrought iron gates. One of the columns is leaning away 8" from the other column. I have looked a numerous videos as to how to straighten this column, but most of the videos show columns with accessible (less than 18""deep) foundations. Any suggestions as to how I can straighten this column, or do you have a video showing this sort of problem.

@RLee-zs1ds

2 жыл бұрын

I should add, I live in Canada where we get -40C and lots of snow, as that might be relevant.

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

4ft deep! I guess going underneath is out of the question, lol. The only other option (plan b) was to brace/support the opposing side with metal or wooden beams and pull it straight with tow straps. There is always the risk of breaking the column. Perhaps, we can reduce the stress by digging and freeing up the surrounding of the column. Good luck!

Should have fixed the curb at the same time.

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

I don't have the experience, unfortunately. From a bit of research, it looked like I needed a mold to form the curb. I should put that on the list. Thanks for the input.

@joneich1591

2 жыл бұрын

@@jadedworx2708 It's ok, but you had concrete mixed up already, was just a matter of cutting the broken curb out, and trialled it in. 👍😊

3feet deep of rocks to level that thing??? wtf??

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

Sadly, yes. I live in Houston, TX (near the gulf of Mexico) where the soil is rather soft. In perspective, to repair foundation on a house, it's not uncommon to go as deep at 8 feet of concrete cylinders (spaced 6ft apart) to reach stable soil.

You could have built a new Mailbox for less time and money...

@jadedworx2708

2 жыл бұрын

I'm not sure how it would cost less if I built anew. I only paid for concrete. Building another would cost me more brick and concrete. I'm just not as talented as you. But, thanks for sharing.

@billymacktexasdetective5827

Жыл бұрын

No, he couldn't have. People saying dumb things like you is common place on youtube, it used to bother me but now I'm resigned to the fact that the world is full of loudmouths...

@leighharvey9150

Жыл бұрын

@@jadedworx2708 he was being sarcastic. Thanks for the video. It’s exactly what I needed

@mikemiketrooper3224

8 ай бұрын

Great job it’s my next project