Thank you for your advise.and I will check out the two links, For the last 50 years my dad and I have done the repair. But I am much more adapt at repairing log structures. The log barn burned about 1912 and was replaced with the frame barn so I'm kind of at a loss on some things as dad if gone. But I remember what he thought me about jacking and repair But I also remember his other saying there are no dumb questions except those that aren't asked. Thanks and I will try posting some pictures