Building Lifting | House Lifting Methods in Tharamani

Understanding How Buildings Are Lifted?

The standard method adopted by most Seattle house-lifters involves running steel beams under the house, then using synchronized jacks to raise it while adding cribbing underneath. This method is executed in stages. There are two main components needed here: hydraulic jacks for the house lifting, and cribbing for support.

During the elevation process, the house-lifters cut the house separate from its foundations and raise it on hydraulic jacks. They are then held by temporary supports, called cribs, while a new or extended foundation is constructed below. First, holes are made at intervals in the foundation wall so that a series of steel beams can be installed at critical points under the floor framing. Each beam is placed so that they run perpendicular to the floor. The second set of beams is then placed below and perpendicular to the first set.

Safely Lift Your Building

• Our teams elevate structures using the Unified Jacking Method. Unified jacking enables large, heavy structures to be lifted intact as one piece. We do this by providing continuous points of structural support so the risk of damage to the structure is very low.
• Pier and Beam’s foundations are common in houses built in areas where soil conditions aren’t ideal for concrete slab foundations.
• Instead of resting directly on a concrete slab, the home is elevated on concrete pilings or wooden posts that allow for the coastal or river water to run freely beneath it.