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Uploaded by on Apr 10, 2009

Leveling a pier and beam house ... while cooking dinner

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  • An amateur question I'm sure...but what method do you use to make sure the entire house is at the same level? I have a house with the same type of foundation

  • @tsunamizc Please see my video titled: Level Layout. You can use that same trick with the bucket of water and the clear plastic tube for many situations where you need to set a level mark at many locations. You could set a little wooden stake at each pier location under your house. Then get the level of the water in the bucket even with your 1st pier, and go around with the plastic tube to set a mark on the wooden stake at each of the other locations.

  • @tsunamizc However, with some old homes that have been un-level for years, you may find that supporting beams are warped out of shape. Some parts of the house may actually float high when you level up a low spot. You'll have to give it time for warped beams to straighten out, and sometimes that takes months. Do what you can, and then fine tune your level job after a few months.

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