Great video guys! I actually am in the process of re-shimming the supports in my basement. I was going to just cut my own shims, I didn't think about them compressing over time.
I have the exact same issue with my home. Should the joists be lifted up to the original level position? How do you get everything level again with the new shims?
Great! Thanks. Our house (built 1974) has cement tile siding as the shims. I have almost an inch of slope from exterior wall to center of floor on second story (discovered when I redid 2nd story bathroom). I won't get to level without cracks in that brand new bathroom, but can I at least mitigate further compression with this method? Maybe risk an 1/8" rise?
You can mitigate further compression with this method. You could possibly get a little extra lift to help level the home as well. You would have to do the jacking very very slowly over the course of a day to make sure no major drywall cracking occurs. However, when lifting a home up there is always some risk of cracking interior finishings.
I am looking into buying a new to me home and the inspector came across some wood (wedge style) shims that were sitting on the piers but nothing actually between the peirs and the beam, and the floors are slightly uneven in one closet and having some door latch issues, along with the girder (I think is what he called it) looks like 3 2x6s that are supposed to be flush together have separated on the end, would re shimming and possibly jacking up a little higher help this issue, the house is 17 years old
If the house is only 17 years old and has this kind of structural issues than you should run away from that deal. Just think about how easy it would have been for someone in the building process to see that issue and fix it (the answer is very easy). Now there are a hundred things just as important but much harder to spot in the building process. If they were doing that poor of a job in the foundation that there are way more issues else where that you just can't see just.
Great video guys! I actually am in the process of re-shimming the supports in my basement. I was going to just cut my own shims, I didn't think about them compressing over time.
Good luck! Feel free to message if you have any questions. Be sure to use hard materials for your shims!
I have the exact same issue with my home. Should the joists be lifted up to the original level position? How do you get everything level again with the new shims?
Great! Thanks. Our house (built 1974) has cement tile siding as the shims. I have almost an inch of slope from exterior wall to center of floor on second story (discovered when I redid 2nd story bathroom). I won't get to level without cracks in that brand new bathroom, but can I at least mitigate further compression with this method? Maybe risk an 1/8" rise?
You can mitigate further compression with this method. You could possibly get a little extra lift to help level the home as well. You would have to do the jacking very very slowly over the course of a day to make sure no major drywall cracking occurs. However, when lifting a home up there is always some risk of cracking interior finishings.
I am looking into buying a new to me home and the inspector came across some wood (wedge style) shims that were sitting on the piers but nothing actually between the peirs and the beam, and the floors are slightly uneven in one closet and having some door latch issues, along with the girder (I think is what he called it) looks like 3 2x6s that are supposed to be flush together have separated on the end, would re shimming and possibly jacking up a little higher help this issue, the house is 17 years old
If the house is only 17 years old and has this kind of structural issues than you should run away from that deal.
Just think about how easy it would have been for someone in the building process to see that issue and fix it (the answer is very easy). Now there are a hundred things just as important but much harder to spot in the building process. If they were doing that poor of a job in the foundation that there are way more issues else where that you just can't see just.