Gravel added
Gravel is added to the footing hole to distribute the weight through the soils.
Large footing hole is dug in soil
This hole is the start of the support system. gravel will be added and then the footing plate.
beams installed above.
The Beams are carefully installed above where the jacks are going. Joiners are used to join two sections of beams together and a jack is placed at these joints.
Large footing plate
next a large footing plate is installed over the gravel bed and the jack is installed.
Connection to beam
The jacks are cut to length and installed. Space is left for adjusting the jacks.
Jack under joiner
Here the jack is placed directly under the beam joint to make sure both sections of the beam is supported.
Level
it is important for maximum support that the Smartjacks are perfectly straight up and down. If they are not, it will cause failure from the weight being applied.
Footings covered
Dirt is placed back over the beam footing to keep the crawl space flat
Perfectly spaced.
It is important for the most support is to space the jacks properly throughout the crawl space. Here the homeowners existing vapor barrier is re-installed back. Important to note that this not Omni Basement Systems Cleanspace vapor barrier.