Luke in Waterloo, on need some support for a floor in his home. Omni Basement Systems added the Smartjack XT and a supplemental beam.
The Smartjack XT are heavy duty and fully galvanized house jacks. They are rated at 30,000lbs each. They are mounted on an engineered footing which is a 25" cube of engineered fill. The jacks are connected to a fully galvanized beam that include joist assist brackets that will distribute the load across the joist.
Footing hole
A cube is cut into the floor that is 2' x 2' x 2'
multiple jacks
the jacks will support the beam
Jack set in place
After the concrete footing has had a chance to settle, the jack is set n place with a 1' square plate.
Beam is position
The beam is positioned with the joist assist brackets and the jacks are connected.
