Does your manufactured / mobile home need to be re-leveled? If so give us a call, Rickys Mobile Home Service (229) 589-7524 for a free estimate. Identifying a home that needs re-leveled isnt always visible. However, if you see the obvious indicators, they might resemble these: *blocks or pillars underneath missing, tipped over or broke *skirting or underpinning that has begun to bulge or pop out from under the home *anchor straps have become loose *doors or windows that no longer close or open, or become difficult to operate *cracks are developing in your ceiling or walls *floor squeaks *water on your floors or countertops run to one side Normally, when a home becomes unlevel, youll be able to find more than one sign. BUT, if you see these signs, you probably should have it checked out. There are many factors when considering leveling, or re-leveling a manufactured / mobile home. Foundation type, material, age, erosion and drainage, just to name a few. If your home is not on a slab or deep foundation, it probably should at least be checked every two years. So what causes your home to become unlevel? The number one reason manufactured homes become unlevel is excess moisture underneath the home. The moisture makes the ground soft causing the blocks or piers holding up the home to sink. The number two reason your home becomes unlevel is improper blocking when the home was first set-up. By improper blocking I mean that you either have no solid support underneath the blocks, that the shims and blocks being used arent made of concrete so they compress, that you have too few blocks or that the blocks are not appropriately placed along the frame. Of course, theres always the possibility that the home itself was not properly leveled when it was originally set-up. Once youve determined that your house is out of level, you should have it re-leveled as soon as possible. An unlevel home may be putting undue stress on certain areas of your house, which in the long run could cause damage.
Posted on: Tue, 27 Jan 2015 14:57:12 +0000
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