22/11/2021
We’ve been north of Clear Lake the past 2 weeks working on a 50 x 70 building with lots of rotted posts. Since so many posts were going to need attention, the customer wanted to raise his building 2 feet. We’ve had this same request many times before, but we’re not equipped to lift something weighing almost 20 tons. The customer found Spencer Heavy Movers from Blue Earth, MN to raise the building and then we went in and extended all of the posts.
This building had some uniqueness to it, some of the posts were 6x8, which is much larger than the usual 6x6 and there were “in between” posts between all of the main posts, this was some sort of an option when the building was originally erected, 43 posts in all. We had to modify our plate system to accommodate the 6x8 posts, which worked out perfectly.
Our job is done here. Next, cement will go into the holes, carpenters will come in to place new baseboards and extend the tin and then a cement floor.
The job went great and it feels wonderful to end the season this way. Now we have many buildings to look at and quote for next spring and if another call comes in wanting to raise their building, since the posts need replacing anyway, we’ll know who to work with, Heath with Spencer Heavy Movers.
Thank you, Jeff, for allowing us to work on your building!
Let Iowa Roof Repair know if we can help you with your pole building roof leaks or rotted posts.