[carpenter_girl]

I am a apprentice carpenter and I am working on a house where a back carrying beam is rotted and I want to reinforce it with a 2 x 8 but run into problems cause the house refuses to lift with bottle jacks. It goes up a bit but not enough for the 2 x 8 to clear the main beam. I have tried different ways to get the 2 x8 along side that carrying beam but it just won't go. Any advice with this will be greatly appreciated.

[ma0641]

Cut the 2X so it does clear and shim it in.

[hkstroud]

Doubt that a bottle jack is going to lift the house. Need something bigger.

[creahands]

How much do u have to raise it? Rent a couple of house jacks.

Chuck

[carpenter_girl]

Doubt that a bottle jack is going to lift the house. Need something bigger.

I have two 32 ton bottle jacks that lifts the house but won't lift where I need it. Only has to go up two inches.

[carpenter_girl]

Usually once the house starts to lift it will lift all around where your jacking' the back just won't lift which is very odd.

[creahands]

Have u loosened the bolts holding the sill plate?

Chuck

[carpenter_girl]

Have u loosened the bolts holding the sill plate?

Chuck

Didn't have their rotted through and half.the plates were not installed.