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by AndaleTheGreat on June 25th, 2011

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How do you create a support base in a crawl space for a jack post being used to reduce sagging of a home?

My home is showing signs of sag (cracking drywall) and I was thinking about
putting a jack post in the crawlspace. I've been doing some searches and see
a lot of questions about how/where/what type of jacks. I'm trying to find out
what I should be using as the base though.
I was thinking of digging a hole, filling with some gravel, covering with
paver base/coarse limestone, then I was planning to put a thick block/stone
on top.
Now I'm wondering if I should just dig the hole, make a layer of rocks and
then just cover it in some quikrete, but the guys at the hardware store were
unsure how much weight it could take.
I need this to be a permanent setup but I'm just not sure how to make it so
It'll last ten+ years.

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  • by n1kkigirl on June 26th, 2011

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    10 years? So you can sell it to some sucker? Just cash in on your home-owners insurance.

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    • Hey, yeah. Thanks for assuming I'm a dick and not just trying to HELP MY MOM.
      Why do you even answer if it isn't relevant? Oh wait. 'Cause you're a troll.

      AndaleTheGreat

      by AndaleTheGreat on June 28th, 2011

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