Great pics! That's some major deja vu for me! My Sweetie and I spent both of our days off each week for all of summer "down under" repairing fixing and braving a lot of spiders! ~~shudders~~ We used a laser level to get a rough estimate of how "off" we were, but a water level wou...

Hi Mike, As far as the piers go, and the shims... find out what is code in your area. That always best. Please, please, please, use a water level to level the home. Anything else will not give you a true level on the home. Like hvac mentioned, these are jobs you only want to do once. But, in your ar...

Florida has a lot of costal area and salt water. Corrosion would be the enemy of steel shims in that case. No matter what kind of wood you use it will compress from all the weight at the shim focal point. Will wood work? Sure it will but I amd my friends at camp prefer to use mostly metal. There is ...

Quoted From: Mike B. Hello 2 all! I spent my weekend getting down under & getting dirty, fighting spider webs, straighting blocking and now I have the sore aching muscle's to go along with it! Attached is a pic of a pier with wood shims. The Question is, is this the correct way the shims are to ...

Greaaaat,

Just wanted to make sure there was a vapor barrier in place. Unfortunately many folks do not realize this should be there, UNTIL, there home receives alot of underbelly damage from the evaporating moisture.

You have a great Christmas.

~Yanita~

I will be using a water level to finalize the leveling in a few days. I must admit also.. I have never heard of metal shims either.First I had to straighten a few piers, I had a dip in the middle part of the home to raise first. Now the back door closes easy,and 2 interior doors close too. I had a v...

Hi Mike, Well I must admit...metal shims is a new one on me. Have always seen, heard, and used hardwood shims. Your relevel looks good, but as Maureen said did you use a water level, that is the only way to get a true level of your home. Now the only other thing I saw that I feel you should address ...

Hi Mike! Hvac is correct, the best way is with metal. But, truth be told, most of us do have wood shims! Especially in dryer areas of the country. What I want to know is how did you level the home? That's the most important question. Did you use a water level? Even if you're on a foundation, which h...

Wood shims will not last long and will not keep it level. With all the weight on them they will compress. I only use metal shims cut from plate steel. Just a thought. I hate to do a job twice.

Also, I forgot to mention I almost have it level now, Just a few more trips down below to repair some belly material and I will be ready for the new skirting.
Mike B.

Hello 2 all! I spent my weekend getting down under & getting dirty, fighting spider webs, straighting blocking and now I have the sore aching muscle's to go along with it! Attached is a pic of a pier with wood shims. The Question is, is this the correct way the shims are to be?

Hi, I agree that after spraying the mold with a bleach solution it is good to follow through with a cleaning with soap and water. But since you are unable to reach the area then I would think spraying with bleach will help with eliminating some of the mold. With your health conditions some preventiv...

Hi everyone, Boy it sure is hard for this old lady to get around. It has taken me till today to get a mirror that extends so I can see under the shower. There is definitely mold there, how much I really couldn't tell too good. The leak under the shower door was not the problem. And I knew when I pur...

Char, I had a feeling that you would find a leak somewhere, and as you found it is not always easy to get to. I am curious as to what the pipe under the washer is. Greg

I don't know if this might help or not, but when we bought our new (used) home. We tore out the carpet in the master bath. Not because it was bad or anything, just didn't want carpet in the bathroom. What we found under it, made me sick. In front of the shower, the sliding glass door leaked on the r...