Double Wide Relevel. Raise or Lower?
Posted: Sun Oct 22, 2023 8:05 am
Hi All,
New to the forums, From Fort Mc Coy, FL.
I purchased this double wide mobile home about 8 years ago. It was built in 1990. It was in good shape when I bought it. All it needed was a re-level. Once re-leveled, most of the doors and windows worked very smoothly. In the last few months I noticed the sliding glass patio door was getting a little tougher to slide and lock. You had to lift the rear edge to get it to lock. Also some of the doors are not aligning and will not close properly. I went under the house and I see that some of the concrete piers are a little tilted with some no longer touching the I beams. The shims are loose and can be pulled right out. When the last re-level was done, that lifted the house resulting in a gap between the bottom of the house and the skirt. The skirt is wire mesh covered in stucco. It cannot be moved. The home has a total of 40 Concrete piers. 5 Rows with 8 in each row. The center eight piers run along the seam of the two halves of the home. I am good with a water level and have the appropriate Bottle Jacks and Tools to do this myself.. The house has about 3 feet of clearance from the ground, so it is not to bad to work under it. It seems that most piers are 1 to 1 1/2" off with a few being 2" off.
But I do have a few questions.
My questions are:
Can I lower the home instead of raising it to get it back down to matching the skirt?
If I can lower it, what is the best way to determine which pier would be the correct height to use as a base line with the water level?
Where is the best place to start, The outside rows, the inner rows or the center row? Is there a pattern I should follow?
What do I do as far as the piers that run down the center that have no I beam? How do I jack up that area the correct way?
I am located in Fort Mc Coy, FL. It is just on the edge of Ocala, FL. The person who did the last relevel is no longer around. I have a few neighbors that have done relevels from local companies and not one would recommend any of them. They say they were charged around $1000+ and they worked for an hour or two and then left even though doors and windows were not working properly. They only got a minor improvement overall. When they questioned the workers, they stated " That is the best we can do" After going under the homes once the workers left there were tilted piers not even touching the home.
If I could find someone local that stands behind their work and does things properly I would be open to them doing the relevel.
Thanks for any help.
New to the forums, From Fort Mc Coy, FL.
I purchased this double wide mobile home about 8 years ago. It was built in 1990. It was in good shape when I bought it. All it needed was a re-level. Once re-leveled, most of the doors and windows worked very smoothly. In the last few months I noticed the sliding glass patio door was getting a little tougher to slide and lock. You had to lift the rear edge to get it to lock. Also some of the doors are not aligning and will not close properly. I went under the house and I see that some of the concrete piers are a little tilted with some no longer touching the I beams. The shims are loose and can be pulled right out. When the last re-level was done, that lifted the house resulting in a gap between the bottom of the house and the skirt. The skirt is wire mesh covered in stucco. It cannot be moved. The home has a total of 40 Concrete piers. 5 Rows with 8 in each row. The center eight piers run along the seam of the two halves of the home. I am good with a water level and have the appropriate Bottle Jacks and Tools to do this myself.. The house has about 3 feet of clearance from the ground, so it is not to bad to work under it. It seems that most piers are 1 to 1 1/2" off with a few being 2" off.
But I do have a few questions.
My questions are:
Can I lower the home instead of raising it to get it back down to matching the skirt?
If I can lower it, what is the best way to determine which pier would be the correct height to use as a base line with the water level?
Where is the best place to start, The outside rows, the inner rows or the center row? Is there a pattern I should follow?
What do I do as far as the piers that run down the center that have no I beam? How do I jack up that area the correct way?
I am located in Fort Mc Coy, FL. It is just on the edge of Ocala, FL. The person who did the last relevel is no longer around. I have a few neighbors that have done relevels from local companies and not one would recommend any of them. They say they were charged around $1000+ and they worked for an hour or two and then left even though doors and windows were not working properly. They only got a minor improvement overall. When they questioned the workers, they stated " That is the best we can do" After going under the homes once the workers left there were tilted piers not even touching the home.
If I could find someone local that stands behind their work and does things properly I would be open to them doing the relevel.
Thanks for any help.