On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:33:04 GMT, Robert Allison
wrote:

BETA-35 wrote:

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?

You don't post binaries to a non binary newsgroup. You post a
link to the photos on a photo hosting website. Most newservers
either delete binary posts on non binary groups, or they strip
out the binary. Many newservers, I should say.

And 3 wrongs don't make a right (posting the same pictures 3 times
with slightly altered subject lines doesn't help). Neither does the
inappropriate use of HTML.