"BETA-35" wrote in message
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I have a second floor dormer/room that had dropped a few inches on one end
(before I bought the property) due to a poor support design. I now have it
supported from underneath and I want to try jacking it up a little at a time
using a 20-ton bottle jack on each of the two exterior corners. It actually
needs to go up about 4 inches in order for the dormer/room floor to become
level again. I don't know if that will be possible, but I want to try
jacking it up a little at a time and see if that will be feasible. I expect
cracks etc., but I am redoing the house so that is not an issue or problem.

My question is, what can I put on top of the bottle jacks to spread the load
out over a larger surface area. I assume I can look for and buy a couple of
small steel plates to put on top of each bottle jack, but I am not sure.
Or, is there something that is made for this that is available?

Thanks.

P.S. -- I tried posting this 3 times yesterday, and tried to attach two photos
each time. It doesn't look like any of those posts appeared. I am using
Outlook Express for a newsreader. What do I need to do to be able to attach or
include photos?

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Use a large timber to spread out the force. Perhaps a 4x6 or 4x8 under the
joists to spread out the force under the whole area being lifted. Or more,
depending on the length of the area being lifted.

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