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The Procedure Involved In Mobile Home Releveling

By Marla Mills


Small cracks on walls, doors or windows can cause more damage to a home if left unchecked. This means that once the homeowner notices such cracks, he or she should always take the appropriate steps towards filling them. In a mobile home, the cracks can often lead to the imbalance of the home or further damages. Therefore, mobile home releveling is the best remedy of ensuring that a house is safe from the resultant causes of non-level homes.

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.

A jack is usually used to support the house by lofting it above the ground for further checking. The jack supports the weight of the house and raises the I-beam to the same level of the water contained in the plastic tube. Raising the house enables one to check all the piers using the level bubble and fix all the imbalanced ones. The piers should also be checked on a regular basis to ensure that the structure remains level.

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.

Re-leveling requires certain tips that are usually used for the management purposes. It is advisable for the homeowners to avoid constant repairs by properly fixing the existing problems. This ensures that there is no recurrence of the same problems. Essentially, re-leveling reduces extra costs of management as well as restoring the durability of the house.

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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