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Friday, October 4, 2013

Steps Taken In Mobile Home Releveling

By Marla Mills


Re-leveling is still one of the best ways of handling cracks on walls, windows or doors. In a mobile home, such cracks are usually caused by the imbalance of the I-beam used for support. The imbalance may be caused by the underground roots, which causes the soil to move around. Similarly, problems with a level mobile home may result from other environmental issues such as excessive flooding. Mobile home releveling can therefore be done in order to return the structure back to its normal position and make it more accommodating.

Re-leveled homes are more comfortable to stay in than those imbalanced or having several cracks as a result of imbalance. Mobile homes re-leveling is a daunting task and involves several steps and other related duties. Foremost, one should begin by removing the skirting around the house before the actual re-leveling. This gives more room to have easy access to all the piers attached to the structure.

Re-leveling is usually started at the centre of the home. This is done to enable the homeowner to check the level of each pier. This is followed by placing a long level at the nearest pier to the center and checking the bubble at the middle of the level. If the bubble settles at the centre of the level, then the house is balanced. In case there are piers that are not level they are marked out for future use.

A plastic tube is often used to attach a bucket or container that has a capacity of five gallons. About 1.9m litres of water are then added to the container for leveling. The plastic tube is used to set a water mark that is used to check the level of the I-beam bottom. The structure is balanced if the I-beam bottom level and the water level in the plastic tube is the same.

The next step involves placing the mobile home jack at the center. This is crucial in helping it bear the weight and also support the house. The I-beam is then raised at the same height of the water level mark in order to check the level of the structure. This is done to ensure that the level bubble settles at the centre. Routine programs should also be imposed to ensure that all re-leveling programs are effectively managed.

The steps taken also require the homeowner to improvise routine programs used for checking other problems affecting the level of the house. Special attention should be paid towards windows and doors to check if all cracks are effectively fixed. Once the structure is leveled, a wedge can be used to remove the jack.

There are several management tips that are used for the re-leveling purposes. These include fixing all problems in order to avoid recurrence of past problems. Re-leveling is an effective measure of reducing extra costs used for management as well as restoring the house stability.

Mobile home releveling is also a precautionary measure or protecting the house from underground moisture. A plastic sheet can be used to cover the ground to avoid vaporization. This is because moisture can make a place damp or even cause rusting of the metallic parts.




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