Re-align Foundation Blocks with Car Jack

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Day 3: Emergency Foundation Repair

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What happens here

Utilize a car jack to apply pressure and push the bowed bottom cinder blocks back into alignment. Due to the tight space, it may be necessary to modify the car jack's handle to allow a socket to fit, enabling easier operation in confined areas. This modification ensures that the jack can effectively exert the required force to correct the block's position, ensuring it is properly seated before backfilling and sealing.

Goal: Push bowed bottom foundation blocks back into place using a modified car jack.

Tools and materials

Adjustable Wrench — Operating the car jack's handle
Angle Grinder Makita — Modifying the car jack handle for socket compatibility
Car Jack — Pushing the foundation blocks back into place
Safety Glasses — Protecting eyes from sparks and debris during grinding

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later we're working on over here Frankie try to push this bottom block in so we can corporal it then she'll stay hopefully yeah this block is on the bottom and in the very corner just in a spot where our heavy equipment can't reach but Frankie still wants to get it pushed back in place so he gets creative I wonder if I can get a socket I was gonna say you want to pull that handle out of there no grandma how do you put it Daniel don't come okay dad they got to they got really good there's no but I think I can get it just on there enough to you know I'm saying yeah just enough I'm gonna keep going with this until but I think it's probably what I've got to be 3/4 or I'll just grab my kid Oh to get the socket to fit Frankie has to make a slight modification to the Jack I didn't need a jack in my truck anyway it's a Dodge it'll never have a problem grind this little handle off there should get the sack of all the way on the end there Franky's just got to get that bottom block to go in a few inches I just pushing that board right on in there yeah but it's getting moved a little though yeah no that block is that blocks moving a little bit with the

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