How To Jack Up Your House
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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 😁
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!
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. 😂
This is probably the most honest and funny post I have ever seen on a DIY video. hahaha!
this is the most honest request I have seen.
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.
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.
Great points
yeah, this video is suspect - like really, you don't need to make sure your support post is level? wtf
I prefer to use a mechanical jack versus hydraulic jack. Hydraulic jacks can bleed down, mechanical jacks won't.
@@courgetteeplumb 😀
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.
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!
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
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 !
Great job keeping it simple yet highlighting the all important details.👍
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.
This guy is one of the best uploading videos. He has a ton of knowledge and the personality to deliver it thoroughly.
Knowing and properly applying it shows results, as evident. Thanks! ( My house sunk from Texas freeze/ water damping ground).
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!
Thank you.
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!
Cheers Chris , glad to be of some help!
Thank you! My dad won't hire anyone, so we're watching to do it ourselves....you DIY guys rock.
How did it go?
Hey Jeff, you do great videos. I'm always doing something to our homes. Your videos help tremendously! 😃
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.
Things are about to get pretty crazy!
Just bought a 1900 farm home in northern Maine. It has it all, mold, rodents and of course foundational/structural problems... #prayforus
Great instruction and explanation of the process!! thanks for sharing your skill and knowledge!
Thank you so much for this I'm very new and very timid when it comes to Foundation issues I learned a lot
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.
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.
“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
I just want to build but the government has too many rules.
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!
You're not alone Tyler.,
@@janetstone236 Take your Kool-Aid elsewhere Janet
Same
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!
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 $1200 and it is like daylight. The electrician added freezer lights in 3 locations for a 2500 sq foot house. No flashlights for me. Keep a 6 ft stick at the entrance of the crawl space so you can clear cob webs as you walk in or crawl in. I can't tell you how many cob webs I ate before I did this.
You could also buy a 10$ 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!
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.
Your informative video was quite helpful... and my stress is reduced. Thank you!
I really love watching these videos thanks for posting I've learned a lot from them
Glad to help. Cheers!
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!
Thank you - just watched a few videos on jack-posts, and this was the best shot.
Good, simple, straightforward video! I needed that! Many thx.
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.
Great job Jeff!!! So much knowledge broken down in easy to follow steps!!! Until the next one, Dirty Jersey out!!!
Cheers Mike, OUT!
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.
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!
Hi Richard, we will be excavating and installing 2' x 2' pads where the point loads will be for sure.
@@HomeRenoVisionDIY can you show how you did that?
I checked your channel. I have seen other guys do this-make their own forms, get a concrete truck, etc. etc.
Bravo Richard, common sense rules, foundations first then supports,,,easy,
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.
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. 💪👩🏼🔧
Cheers Katie!
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.
People will tell you things like that because they're stupid. Structures are jacked up all the time.
@@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.
@@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.
Such a great step by step video and explanations! Thank you! 🙂
20 ton Bottle Jack is my go to for jacking up houses. But I love the automotive floor jack idea.
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!
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.
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.
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.
It may be that the threaded adjuster is carrying all the load.
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?
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.
slow does work best.
Nope; Just watching it because you are awesome. Love all your videos. Keep up the great work.
My thoughts exactly
Cheers Mike!
You too Nathan!
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.
Great information. I am hoping you have a video regarding replacing multiple damaged floor joists. Trying to fix my home.
Did u do this fix yet? If so how did it go ? I got same problem.
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.
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.
When working with wood under pressure I prefer to be standing clear. Cheers!
First time I’ve seen Jeff using the PPe :)
Glad I am not the only one who has his kiddos help him!
reallly enjoying this series
Thanks!
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 consider you as good as Tommy from my old house. Very knowledgeable.
Cheers, But to be Honest I an pretty sure he has more Carpentry knowledge than I do!
Hey Gary this video is uplifting! #cheers
LOving it!!
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.
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.
Ok...this video was....amazing. seriously helpful and you just saved me 10 grand
Hi Christopher, happy to help!
@@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.
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
short and concise, thank you.
GREAT JOB AND PERFORMANCE .👏👏😎😎👌👌👍👍
I level houses. I do a few things different. But this is a great video for homeowners. Informative and good explanation. Great job
EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT, EXCELLENT INSTRUCTION! THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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
I had to grin when Jeff eyeballs how plumb the jack post was when the level in the background is within easy reach. 😎
I’ll never need to do this, but it’s fun to watch.
Any concerns about all that pressure being put on the slab?
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 I watch again before I start *sigh* wish me luck, and thank you!
Awesome info!! Omg! I would've loosened all the other supports!? Aaaaaahh??!! Thank YOU! Phewwwww...
Cheers!
Used a pair of those jacks, and a host of other tools, to rebuild this house. Fun times.
Cheers!
Never knew houses had logs under them. Nice informational video.
Our old farmhouse had virgin hardwood hand hued beams, Rugged
not very common, but you will see them occasionally if they are old enough and in the country!
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!!
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.
@@michaels840 Sometimes "slow, but sure" is the best way to shore. Cheers
@@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.
timber shock can cause snapping.
@@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.
People say that the slow jacking thing, but I never do. I just blast that sucker up in the air and it’s good 👍 if the wood is good enough to hold the house up it will be fine. I specialize in jacking and leveling homes in Ontario. Chris Wood Homes. Pretty good video.
Awesome...do you recommend taking measurements upstairs to see just how much you need to raise? I have an 1895 farmhouse and some of the upstairs rooms pitch down to one side. I have the same issue as you, where they were just asking too much of their joists. I was thinking about running a string from one side of the room to the other with a string level to give me an idea of how much I need to come up.
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.
If some how raising the right bearer by the Level trick (which I have to learn) could I put steel plates on top of the pillars to complete this project and move on to the next one?
That is nice to know as we have an old family home which needs to be jacked up and the cross member replaced in one area.
Cheers Sidney, Not as hard as you might think.,
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.
Thank you, i have a sagging floor over basement And I had no idea how to level it
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.
Great video and easy to follow. Do you have any video on Replacing Rooted Roofing Still Plates on a belt course ? Thanks
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?
Thank for advice
Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.
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!
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.
@@GeorgeMinton-jb8ky I think he meant to say home inspector.
Awesome and timely too! I'm about to do this on an 1886 Chicago 2-flat. The beam is a rough hewn 6x8 with full dimension 2x10 joists. Very cool, but someone butchered it moving posts around and I want to put them back to fix a sagging/cracked lap joint (!!!). The sag is maybe an inch. Should I be concerned about cracking the plaster upstairs? Please keep up the great content!
Do you leave that post their after the house is level or what should be done
I lost it when you said necessary to be sober.
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 .
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!
Great job Thank you
thank you for the video
I sure have learned a lot from him I tell you it's good
Good stuff as always
Thanks, Cheers!
Thank you!
Thanks for sharing that
Question: every week do I come back with the support 4x4 and jack each time before I do the half turn on the relevant adjustable posts? Or do I just half turn each post once a week? I’m having trouble doing the half turns with my wrench bc my house is 3 stories and I’m not that strong.
Great video - what jackpost do you specifically recommend? Thee's no mention of the brand or model of the post you're using.
Jeff, would you please create a crash course on pier-and-beam foundation repairs? Or refer to a reliable source? Thank you 🙏
Good video as usual. I have a beam that is sagging. Can I use this method and put a new beam in its place then take out the bad one?