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I have a 1998 Palm harbor single wide 18x80. It is very heavy. It was the top of the Palm Harbor single wide line for 1998. It has harboard siding and a composition roof. My problem is this: One side of the home appears to be "wavy" looking at it from front to back. But only on one side. It is very noticible. I just had it moved here about two months ago so this is a new leveling job. I had the set up crew come back out and check the home for level. They said it was level. But they only checked the frame-not the outside of the home itself. I called and talked to the owner of the leveling company and he came out and actually jacked up one corner of the house itself about an inch but said that the "wavy" look was natural from the roof and exterior getting hot during the summer. Is this right? My house is the only one in the park with this problem. And even after he jacked up that one corner, i still have water that stands in one corner of my shower and bathtub. The home does have perimeter blocking but they are just there to prevent any further sagging (I guess) around the doors and windows. What is my problem? Should the home itself be leveled in addition to the frame or will that damage my house? Thanks in advance for the input.

Robert,
Normally when I see siding wavy, Its because a home is not level and under stress. If the home is truly level from one end to the other, and side to side you should not have these problems. Especially when you say this just happened and its only on one side.. Ask your set crew if they used a water level. We can help show you how to make a inexpensive level that you can use to check the level of the home, all done above floor.

Maybe we can get more ideas on your issue. I feel its a leveling problem, but well see what others have to say.

Good Luck

-Tracy
www.mbqc.com

They used a water level when they leveled it. The frame itself is level. But if you stand at one end of the house and look long ways down it, it is wavy along the roof line-even the siding and trim. It looks like it (the house) needs to be jacked up a few inches about midways down the length of the house. And like i said earlier, it was already jacked up on one corner as far as the guy could do it without causing damage to the house. I am really concerned because this is a very expensive home for a single wide and I don't want any structural problems. The floors already pop in a few places. I just don't want the ceilings and walls to start cracking. Plus, i have overhead air conditioning ducts and I sure don't want any stress to be put on them. Thanks for the help. I need all I can get.

It sounds like to me this home is not blocked properly. Get a second opinion and put the original leveling company on notice if it is indeed out of level or improperly blocked, its comming out of their pocket. Tom

what about along the bottom edge of the home? one easy way to check this is with nylon string. put one end of string on one corner go to other end and pull string VERY,VERY tight and see if bottom is out line . your sag may very well be in the axle ares of home from your description. some crew will level up to the axles and then whenn axles are removed they dont water level in this area. was this there before home was moved? they may on a ppalm harbor supposed to be perimeter piers which would be used to even outside of home{this is done do make sure a door operates properly many times. also one common complaint is that doors swing open and wont stay shut because of level , this is not really so. most often it is hinge location. as i stated was this wave in home to begin with? were the proper number of axles used when moving?

Sounds to me like it's a problem with the siding installation on that one side of the house. Wouldn't an unlevel house have the problem on both sides where the siding has to give for the expansion and contraction of the seasons?

I have a friend in Florida that lost 8 corner trim pieces for his 1987 Palm Harbor doublewide during this summers storms.

Does any know where to get replacement trim?