Perimeter sag and block skirting
Posted: Tue Oct 17, 2017 7:27 pm
Hoping I can pick the brains of those more experienced and appreciate any guidance anyone can provide! Apologize for the long winded-post in advance.
I've got a double-wide that's developed a pretty good sag along the long edge of the house in the kitchen where the patio door, sink, dishwasher, and stove are located. I had it re-leveled a couple years ago and then they put up block skirting. Overall, they did a poor job (rural, no other options ) and that edge is sagging again. I think whatever they had put in place to support the edge after re-leveling was removed again when they put up the block.
I've seen the perimeter jacks, piers, and outriggers, but since there's cinder block already installed, what are my realistic options to try and prop up/support that edge? I could try to cut some notches for outriggers (best way to accomplish this?), but I'd still need to be able to jack the edge up somehow without being able to get it placed directly underneath the edge, right?
I'm not a very experienced DIY'er and while I've been under the place quite a few times, I'm not intimately familiar with the structure of things. I don't know if my floor joists run parallel or perpendicular. I'm assuming I'd have to cut open the underbelly to find out before I could evaluate if outriggers would even be a plausible option?
Dealing with a sloping floor that I can see and feel is pretty annoying by itself, but I was also wanting to get rid of the cardboard cabinets in the kitchen and get the patio door working properly again. Afraid to put any new weight on it at this point, though.
tldr; Have perimeter sag on the long edge, but have block skirting so not sure how to re-level and support that edge. No idea what I'm doing, so explaining like I'm a 5yo would be greatly appreciated.
I've got a double-wide that's developed a pretty good sag along the long edge of the house in the kitchen where the patio door, sink, dishwasher, and stove are located. I had it re-leveled a couple years ago and then they put up block skirting. Overall, they did a poor job (rural, no other options ) and that edge is sagging again. I think whatever they had put in place to support the edge after re-leveling was removed again when they put up the block.
I've seen the perimeter jacks, piers, and outriggers, but since there's cinder block already installed, what are my realistic options to try and prop up/support that edge? I could try to cut some notches for outriggers (best way to accomplish this?), but I'd still need to be able to jack the edge up somehow without being able to get it placed directly underneath the edge, right?
I'm not a very experienced DIY'er and while I've been under the place quite a few times, I'm not intimately familiar with the structure of things. I don't know if my floor joists run parallel or perpendicular. I'm assuming I'd have to cut open the underbelly to find out before I could evaluate if outriggers would even be a plausible option?
Dealing with a sloping floor that I can see and feel is pretty annoying by itself, but I was also wanting to get rid of the cardboard cabinets in the kitchen and get the patio door working properly again. Afraid to put any new weight on it at this point, though.
tldr; Have perimeter sag on the long edge, but have block skirting so not sure how to re-level and support that edge. No idea what I'm doing, so explaining like I'm a 5yo would be greatly appreciated.