Sunday, September 29, 2013

Tips For Mobile Home Releveling

By Marla Mills


Mobile home management usually incorporates various activities such as checking cracks on walls, windows and doors. Cracks are usually a sign that the home is not well balanced and needs re-leveling. This may be caused by many factors such as imbalance of the I-beam and movement of the underground soil. Therefore, mobile home releveling is the ultimate way of restoring the home stability.

A balanced home provides comfort and is also protected from other related damages that may arise. Being a demanding task, re-leveling involves multiple procedures. The first step involves removing the skirting around the entire house. Once the skirts are removed, the homeowner has easy access to all the piers used for supporting the structure.

Once the skirting has been removed, the homeowner or contractor is now free to begin the actual process. Re-leveling begins at the center of the house in that there is equal access to all piers within it. A long level is then placed to each pier to determine its stability using the level bubble. Any pier is considered well balanced if the level bubble settles at the center. A pier that is not level that is not level is marked out for future reference.

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.

The next step involves placing the mobile home jack at the center. This is crucial in helping it bear the weight and also support the house. The I-beam is then raised at the same height of the water level mark in order to check the level of the structure. This is done to ensure that the level bubble settles at the centre. Routine programs should also be imposed to ensure that all re-leveling programs are effectively managed.

The measures taken also involve routine checking of all areas with problems by jacking the house. Windows and doors should be constantly checked to determine whether all problems have been correctly fixed or any recurrence. Thereafter, a wedge can be used to support the house while removing the jack after use.

There are several management tips that are used for the re-leveling purposes. These include fixing all problems in order to avoid recurrence of past problems. Re-leveling is an effective measure of reducing extra costs used for management as well as restoring the house stability.

Mobile home releveling is also a crucial method of avoiding contact between the structure and any underground moisture that may be there. This requires the use of plastic sheet for covering the ground in order to protect the house from moisture. The effects of vaporization can make dampness and rusting of the metallic parts of the house. All these processes are meant to make the place more stable.




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