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by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:40 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

it took me a while to figure out how to lift started off with cinder blocks only cinder blocks started to dig in. then put a board under then board started to dig in and i broke some blocks. then i had a stump i used the stump with some boards and that was the trick. then i realized that the tight s...
by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:37 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

here is the top seam (on the opposite end of the house)

tight with top wall stud on top of each other


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by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:36 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

got the bottom lower corner up about a 3/4 of an inch which shrunk the gap alot. i'm within a 3/4 inch of having the gasket touch the other wall. but now with the corner up the front door is way off. will have to go down the line and make it into a full fledged relevel of the whole thing if you noti...
by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:33 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

here a shot looking down into the seam

can see the gasket
kinda hard to see


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by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 7:33 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

here the side with the open seam


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by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 3:37 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

ok

so the top side wall roof split is tight an sealed.


the bottom side wall split is about 1 inch open on the top

leads me to believe that i need to jack up both bottom corner maybe an half an inch to close it up


having a second hand come over to assist.
by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:09 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

i'm going to open up some of the roof on both ends

i'm going to open up the top side wall. at this point i'm not sure what is going on with it
by cajunla83
Sat Feb 08, 2014 2:07 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

so i measured everything out. now its even more baffling. i figured i would have a definite low spot on one of the two corners where the gap is. i didn't measure every single pillar but did most of it. http://i136.photobucket.com/albums/q173/jaw_belize/AB611947-D7BE-46E2-848D-C3C01C50F81D_zpshsvnk3i...
by cajunla83
Fri Feb 07, 2014 11:32 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

Re: releveling dw project

would you buy 2 20's on 2 12's. most manuals i've found online say 12's are fine
by cajunla83
Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:37 pm
Forum: Mobile Home Repair
Topic: releveling dw project
Replies: 22
Views: 14163

releveling dw project

hi guys. thanks for having me. so tomorrow i will attempt to relevel my double wide. here's the background about 6 months ago i bought a used 2001 32x80 double wide and had it moved and set up by a licensed mover. had a bit of a falling out with the mover toward the end of the job as i wasn't please...