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  2. House raising - Wikipedia

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    A house raised and held on box cribs during foundation work. House raising (also called house lifting, house jacking, barn jacking, building jacking) is the process of separating a building from its foundation and temporarily raising it with hydraulic screw jacks.

  3. Lift slab construction - Wikipedia

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    Lift slab construction (also called the Youtz-Slick Method) is a method of constructing concrete buildings by casting the floor or roof slab on top of the previous slab and then raising (jacking) the slab up with hydraulic jacks. This method of construction allows for a large portion of the work to be completed at ground level, negating the ...

  4. Jack (device) - Wikipedia

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    A 2.5-ton house jack that stands 24 inches from top to bottom fully threaded out. A house jack, also called a screw jack, is a mechanical device primarily used to lift buildings from their foundations for repairs or relocation. A series of jacks is used and then wood cribbing temporarily supports the structure. This process is repeated until ...

  5. Box crib - Wikipedia

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    The stability of a crib is affected by a variety of factors: the material used (often a soft wood which gives audible warnings before failure), the number of contact points between the crib and the supported surface, the ratio of the footprint of the crib to its height, and the area of contact made between the crib and the ground and supported surface.

  6. In Texas, watering your home’s concrete foundation can save ...

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    The foundation is one of the first things set when building a house. Concrete is poured and reinforced with steel rods. The structure serves as the ground floor of the house and supports ...

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  9. Shoring - Wikipedia

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    Shoring is commonly used when installing the foundation of a building. A shoring system such as piles and lagging or shotcrete will support the surrounding loads until the underground levels of the building are constructed. Commonly used shoring equipment includes post shores, shoring beams, and timber jacks.