need to retweak sprung shed
Last Post 09-02-2011 04:23 AM by EZgoing. 4 Replies.
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kaptkosmoUser is Offline New Poster New Poster Send Private Message Posts:2
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09-01-2011 12:13 PM
    i moved a wooden shed (10x16) onto my property but in the process of removing it from the other locale, i managed to jack the two end walls a bit out of kilter. one is off by about a foot and the other only  a few inches. i heard of a technique whereby one can retweak the walls by fastening  a board and vibrating it but have no clue how one would  go about  doing that. if anyone  has specifics on that technique i would really appreciate any help i can get as it is rather a nice shed and will be  my new workshop. thank you all in advance.   and no  i did  not intentionally post this in read first  forum . it didnt accept  it here at  first so i refreshed and apparently it  brought up the  read first forum instead of this one and now it wont let me remove the inadvertent post from read first forum , sorry all.
    craigUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:4568 Avatar
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    09-01-2011 07:19 PM
    Two opposing walls are out of plumb, but the two other walls aren't? Where are you off at? I'm having some problems figuring out how you managed to get opposing walls out of plumb/square without effecting the adjacent walls.

    My advice would be to plumb and square each end then reinforce them using 2X4's. I've never vibrated anything with the exception of sinking cement in post holes. Of the small structures I've had to resquar/plumb, I used a pulley to get the tension to align what/where I needed.
    DeweyUser is Offline Senior Poster Senior Poster Send Private Message Posts:9110 Avatar
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    09-01-2011 07:54 PM
    Like Craig, I'm having a little trouble figuring out how one wall can be out more than the other, if it was square before the move. I would suggest getting someone with a winch to pull the one end back into square ( I suspect you are talking about the footprint being off) and then recheck all corners using the 3/4/5 method.
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    hrhelmUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1543 Avatar
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    09-01-2011 08:28 PM

    If it is out of square, put eyebolts through each corner on the diagonal. Get two fence stretcher type cable winches (Power-Pull) and tighten eah until diagonals measure same.

    If wall is pulled away from flooring joists then you need another method.

    Probably run the cable under each side of building and attach each end to landscape timber or equivalent and winch and then hammer until the walls are back in alignment.

    Pictures would really help.

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    EZgoingUser is Offline Veteran Poster Veteran Poster Send Private Message Posts:1998 Avatar
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    09-02-2011 04:23 AM
    I'm going to guess that he jacked up the shed by a corner, leaving the high corner up about a foot, and the other by a few inches, essentially 'racking' the structure footprint on the vertical plane... This 'could' happen if the nails pulled partly and-or the shed has some sort of clapboard siding??
     
    IF I'm correct, is there any chance of jacking up the 'low' corners to take some of that racking out of it?  If so, be very careful on jacking up the corner opposite of that 12" high one... as the jack may just want to kick out on ya as the building comes back into shape... 
     
    What type of siding does this shed have??  What type of fasteners were used to put the siding on?? 
     
    I believe as has been said, a picture is worth a thousand words here....
     
    BTW, welcome to the forum....
     
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