History

Foundation repairs using the Strata Jack system provide the most dependable, high-quality, low-impact solution for foundation repair. While others make claims, Strata Jack has been the most reliable and the longest-operating remedial steel pier system for foundation repair in use today. Strata Jack provides the name, product, and process that homeowners have trusted for over 30 years.

How the strata jack system works

An opening is made adjacent to the foundation and enough dirt is removed so that the Strata Jack Bracket (the core element of the system) can be placed under the foundation.  This bracket, a strong structural steel weldment weighing 44 pounds, is permanently installed under the foundation.  Next, a pier formed from one or more pipe support columns is placed through the bracket.  These pipe support columns are aligned and tightly connected by a column connector.

Hydraulic pressure is then applied to force the pier into the ground until it hits bedrock or equal load-bearing strata.  The hydraulic equipment that is used for this operation is capable of testing each pier at 24,000 lbs of force...yet it operates quietly...at a maximum of 80 decibels.

Pipe support columns are connected and forced into the soil to form a sturdy, stable steel pier reaching as deep as is necessary to contact solid bedrock or equal load-bearing material.  The competency of the bearing material is verified by the very nature of the tested installation.  Steel piers are positioned wherever needed under the structure to effectively support the foundation.

Why is strata jack better

The Strata Jack system is a patented process that actually forces steel piers all the way down to bedrock or equal load-bearing strata...so your house or commercial building is as solid as a rock.  Most other systems simply reinforce the foundation by using concrete as a spacer between it and the earth at a slightly lower level.

how is the strata jack system different?

Strata Jack uses high-pressure equipment to install steel reinforcement from outside your building...no expensive excavation is required and all lawn, shrubbery, etc. is quickly returned to its original condition.  A typical excavation at the surface would be approximately 14 inches by 18 inches.  Where about six feet of vertical space is available, Strata Jack can be installed from inside and nothing outside of the building is disturbed.

It is based on the exclusive, patented process which uses steel piers similar to those used under many large office buildings...a much stronger and longer-lasting solution than plain concrete spacers.  EACH PIER IS INDIVIDUALLY HYDRA-TESTED.

Some other systems may claim to use similar techniques, but no other system offers the assurance that the Strata Jack process does.