This is a great way to correct problems before installing a permanent so.
How to jack up a floor in a house.
Jacking a house typically is done with screw jacks and a lot of them.
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A taut string stretched across the floor will show the amount of deflection and improvement.
Take your strongest automotive jack from the garage and this jack will crumble under the weight of a house.
A common scenario is to install temporary jack posts and support beams then permanent posts and beams over new footings.
When the space above the temporary post is adequate to place the jack and reach the structural member above start jacking the house up.
Use the other nonsagging beams as your ideal so that you can bring all of the house s beams back into a level arrangement.
As the house moves add smaller blocks to support the center of the structure at the new elevation.
Jack the beam up slowly so that it can gradually shift and readjust until level again.
More precisely it will never even begin to lift.
Hydraulic jacks are also used.
Learn the proper way to install temporary support posts and jack up a sinking house.
Place the jack beneath the sinking beam.