Sentence examples for shim up from inspiring English sources

Use metal washers or stone chips to shim up low pieces - all the pieces should be close to the same level so the floor is smooth and you don't stub your toe when walking.

Stack shims up in alternating directions until you get a stack that is equal in thickness to the vertical margin.

If your new board is lower than the surrounding boards, you can use craft paper to shim it up to the top.

Mild violence began when about 30 bold youths clad in baggy shorts and mini skirts bravely shimmed up onto a roof of an old ticket office.

"The floor is probably a three-degree slope," said Mr. Sheehan, who bought shims to prop up the furniture.

Clean up the shims.

It is easier to shim the others up to this height than to shorten the tall one.

You can create a shim for yourself by cutting up a soda can.

To repair the problem, Mr. Walker and his crews dug out the base of the columns, jacked them up and placed wooden shims under them to relevel the station.

Push the shim down and then pull the lock up.

The change of excess reactivity along burn-up is theoretically zero, and shim rods will not be required for this reactor.