Submitted by AutoModerator t3_ybig2m in DIY
RealCanadianDragon t1_iu200hy wrote
Anyone know how to raise a wooden playset?
Best way I can describe it, the part behind/under the slide in that picture has sunk into the dirt in the yard, so the play structure is obviously uneven.
It's obviously too heavy to try lifting it up and wedging something like bricks/stone blocks underneath to support it. Not even sure the condition of the wood that's in the dirt.
Any way to jack it up or do anything to raise that part of the play structure to be able to even it out again?
chopsuwe t1_iuc3h09 wrote
Get a big 4x4 post of at least 2 meters long to use as a lever. Stick one end under the swing set and with a block of wood as close as possible to act as a pivot.
100kg of human bouncing on a 2 meter long lever is 2 tonnes of force. That's more than enough to lift a car, it'll be plenty for a swing set.
RealCanadianDragon t1_iud866e wrote
So I'd probably have to dig underneath the side of the swingset that dug into the ground?
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