Hello,
I am building a tiny house on wheels and all walls and roof structures have been framed, sheathed, sided. I have leveled the trailer front to back and side to side and it’s perfect. The right wall is plumb but the left wall is out of plumb which leads to me believe that either a.) something happened in transit that knocked it out or b.) I screwed up and didn’t pay enough attention during initial construction. It is out about 3/8″.
What would be the best way to fix this without shimming the entire wall?
I was thinking of using a turnbuckle system that could straighten the out of plumb wall and would give me a nice level and plumb “house” but I’m afraid that pushing that much force into an already finished wall would cause some unexpected issues.
Thanks!
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Ask a good carpenter to take a look at your job without prompting him or her of a problem. From all angles and distances. Maybe even at the inside. If he Or she can find the wall in question, ask for a suggestion. Short of cutting a wall or corner apart, there should be a way to mask your concern.
Good idea. I'm on a bit of a time crunch and working by myself so was just curious if there was a quick fix.
3/8" out in how long a length?
The wall is 10 feet tall and it's consistent through the height of the wall.
Live with it
Post a picture here.
Are there corner boards on the exterior?
And, 3/8” in 10 ft isn’t much. More than I would allow myself, but I get paid. Industry standard is something like a 1/4” in 8’ on a house.
Let some air out of one of the tires........
I think 3/8" over 10' is OK and pretty typical for framing tolerances. I remodel old houses - I just did a room with 1" in 7 feet top to bottom, and it's actually not noticeable now the sheetrock is done and the trim is up.
I don't think trying to pull it in now that the roof is on is a good idea, unless you cut all the connections between the sidewalls and ceiling, then tap the wall straight and renail. Also, trailers have a metal base and a wood structure - so when the temperature changes they will expand at different rate, and your newly "perfect" structure will be once again out a bit.
If it really bugs you, I'd shim it. I had about 1/4" in the 10' walls of the shop I build. I declared victory and moved on.