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Posted by Italian on August 8, 2006, 7:34 pm
Im sure what you are calling a "block" is the footing for the
steps..This is a very common problem. The easy way is to leave the
jack in place and form up all of the area you can around it and pour
the concrete. After this remove the jack and fill in the void. Its alot
eaiser than it appears. This is the same way we do house foundtions
that are under a recently moved houses, we "block out" around the beams
and after the house is set down then go back and fill them in. Good
luck..BTW if the steps are concrete I would wait about a week or so
before letting the jack down.
Manjo wrote:
> There's a 4' x 3' x 1.5' poured concrete block at the bottom of the
> back steps that's shifted down and to the left about 2 inches.
>
> I've dug a 12" wide and 12" deep "tunnel" under the block's low end
> and can get a small 2-ton bottle jack under the block. With 2x6's
> above and below the jack, I can raise the block the required 2 inches
> to level it.
>
> Now I need some ideas/guidance on how to permanently support and hold
> the raised block in place. I would like to pour cement under the
> block, but I don't know how to temporarily hold the block in place as I
> removed the jack so I can pour the cement under the block.
>
> TIA for any tips, suggestions, ideas.
>
> Manjo
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