Joist support.
- Thread starter leeishom
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Piscine;5077638; said:
I have worked in basements that had jacks that were around 50 years old and still working fine. Also screw jacks are not hydraulic so they do not leak. They are also much better for precisely leveling floors in old houses.
I thought we were talking about a crawlspace? Anyway, I'm glad the jacks are working out for you guys. My cinder blocks will be stable forever, and cost a little over $1 per block for the 8x8x16 and a little over $3 for the 16x16x4. The price of the lumber was nominal, as I work at a sawmill. If I had no DIY skills at all, I'd have gone for the jacks and only been able to do one little area of the house for a hundred buck or so. Instead, I spent less than $200 and did the ENTIRE house like this. This is a no brainer when it comes to price, strength & service life..
BTW, the termites that reside in my area will not travel very far outside of the ground looking for wood unless they can stay inside of the wood while doing so. They would eat the bottom block of wood, but would not crawl up the jack or cinder block more than 12" or so to seek food. Some termites will build shafts coming out of the ground up to the bottom of the wood, but those termites aren't prevalent where I live.
BTW, the termites that reside in my area will not travel very far outside of the ground looking for wood unless they can stay inside of the wood while doing so. They would eat the bottom block of wood, but would not crawl up the jack or cinder block more than 12" or so to seek food. Some termites will build shafts coming out of the ground up to the bottom of the wood, but those termites aren't prevalent where I live.
If you got termites in your area conc. blk are not going to give you any more protection than lol. col's would.
They are looking to get at the fl jst's not that pressure treated A.C.Q. girder. Those conc. blks will not keep em away from the joists Be Sure of it. That and the fakt that they are prolly gettin in at the fnd. wall. near your shrubs or those conc. stoops
They are looking to get at the fl jst's not that pressure treated A.C.Q. girder. Those conc. blks will not keep em away from the joists Be Sure of it. That and the fakt that they are prolly gettin in at the fnd. wall. near your shrubs or those conc. stoops
The jacks will work fine. I have a basement and used two to brace a tank and they worked very well. If you are concerned about the telescoping jacks you buy at Lowe's/Home Depot, go buy some lally columns. I have two of those in my basement that hold up parts of the house. They are more expensive but hold more weight than a jack.
