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Case Study #1:  Cody Residence - Pittsfield, New Hampshire

 

Problem:

Local resident, Sean Cody contacted Ram Jack of New England concerning the failed foundation of   his home.  Upon inspection, we discovered that a    12 foot section of his foundation had broken away from the house, rotated out 6 inches and down 4.5 inches.  The picture below shows the 6 inch gap between the poured foundation and the stud wall.

 

 

 

The next picture shows the drop between the sill plate and the foundation.  The gap spans about 3 inches, but that corner of the house is about 4.5 inches below level with the rest of the house.

 

  Remedy:

Ram Jack deep driven steel piers were selected to stabilize the foundation.  Three piers were driven to load bearing strata on the side of the house where rotation was occurring, with a fourth pier installed around the corner.  Two helical anchors were temporarily installed at an angle and used as a base for two sets of hydraulic rams that were rigged in reverse to push the wall back into position as shown in the photo below.

Results:

As the foundation was lifted on the deep driven steel piers, the wall rotated back into place as expected and a significant amount of vertical recovery was achieved.  The lifting brackets were then locked into place using the patented Ram Jack system.  As you can see from the picture below, the rotated wall was brought back into plumb with a full 6 inches of recovery.

The next picture shows the house and sill plate now rest on the foundation.  The entire 3 inch gap has closed, plus the 4.5 inch low spot in the corner has been reduced to 1.5 inches.

 
 
 
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