Re-leveling

[jrialland]

Where do I go about getting a contractor to relevel my house? It is very noticeable in my living room that the two sides aren't level and are coming apart.

[rmurray]

Check your phone book for Manufactured home set crews...Often you can get good referrals from local dealers or local parts stores..You should depend on an experienced crew for this work...

[David Oxhandler]

When you home is out of square and needs to be releveled you should NOT try to level your home by yourself. The operations involved in jacking and raising the home can be very dangerous and should be attempted only by experienced individuals. I agree with Mr Murray you shoukld search out a licensed contractor's services.

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[john arendsen]

Where are you located and what is the year and size of the home?
John Arendsen
On The Level General Contractor
760 419-3635

[jrialland]

Sorry just getting back to this post now.

I am in Ohio. The year of my house is 1994. It is 28 x 64.

Thanks,

Jen

[rbonnie]

The easiest way is to contact a local dealer for a referral. Often the installation folks at a dealership moonlight on the weekends doing this type of work. You also need to investigate why this is happening. Are the footings not sized correctly, water flowing under the home undermining the footings? If the home is properly installed with the correct footings, it should not be moving.

[Christine Swingle]

I recently purchased 1975 Slivercrest doublewide mobile home. Apparently the previous owners nelect proper jack installation and I think the mobile home needs to be level. Will it damage the structure if leveled?

I really appreciated you help on this subject.


Thanks,

Chris

[David Oxhandler]

Shouold Not be a problem if it done right...The operations involved should be attempted only by experienced individuals. Call a local licensed installer. Look in your yellow pages for mobile home movers or ask a local retailer for a contact.

[Debi Kay]

I live in North Carolina. We are purchasing a 2004 double wide. It was relocated from South Carolina about a year ago to a mobile home park. The set-up was done by someone referred by the park manager(the movers did not handle set-up), however at this point seams are bowing and coming from the wall, doors are not closing, corners where the two halves meet have gaps and one of the center walls is bowing. Is this something that releveling will fix? We don't want to get the same guy that set it up as his work is obviously not professionsl. The owners have been unable to get the guy to come back and fix the issues due to many excuses. As the new owners, we don't trust his work.

[rmurray]

Sounds like most if not ALL of the problems you mentioned will be corrected by a proper set and level...You are right not to consider the last guy for the work..You have NO standing with him to get him to correct his work, only the last owner has rights about his work...

Call local dealers in your area for referrals. A local pro will have to inspect your home and develop an estimate to properly repair...If the home has to be completely reset (which seems probable), it could be a little pricey...Be sure the set crew is state licensed and have his number so if there is any issue later you can call on the state for help...