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Project Overview

  • We were contracted to install piles and move the house as part of a major remodel of a early 1900’s farmhouse, preserving its charm while addressing modern building codes.
  • City code updates required moving the structure, as its proximity to the north and east property lines made demolition or relocation unavoidable.
  • Constructed an elaborate steel frame beneath the home, enabling it to be lifted and moved using a crane.
  • Raised the home off its original foundation, allowing for its safe demolition.
  • Installed helical piles on the west side to form and pour a new portion of the foundation.
  • Used a crane to reposition the home, moving it 3 feet south and 5 feet west, where it was temporarily supported in the new location.
  • Completed excavation under the structure and installed the remaining new-construction Helical Piles.
  • Once the remainder of the new foundation was poured, lowered the home onto its final location and removed the steel frame.
  • Enabled the general contractor to proceed with an extensive remodel, more than doubling the original home's square footage.

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Ram Jack of Colorado was Contracted to Move a House in Edgewater, CO & Install (38) Helical Piles to Support the New Foundation for Both the Existing House & the New Additions

January 2021

by Patrick Harmsen

Ram Jack Arizona (Phoenix) - (480) 941-3448

Ram Jack Arizona (Tucson) - (520) 229-1474

Ram Jack Colorado - (303) 716-7437

Ram Jack New Mexico - (505) 771-8890

Straight Line Construction Co. - (719) 545-9942