Beach Front Cottage Has Foundation Concerns, Hampton, NH

Thursday, December 2nd, 2021 by Travis Kellogg

Challenge

Catherine C. of Hampton, New Hampshire was experiencing some cracking in doorways in her beachfront cottage. Catherine isn't sure what she can do to stop it from getting worse. She decided to call Erickson Foundation Solutions about a free inspection.

Design Specialist Jason Vachon arrived at Catherine's home and inspected the home. He found the cracks above the doorways and found that the main support beam is sagging about 3/8th inch. Catherine had also noticed some parts of her home being lower than others. The cottage doesn't have a basement so there is a 2-2.5' gap between the subfloor and the ground.

Jason recommended to Catherine to install SmartJacks to the main support beam to better support the beam and stop the sagging of the main support beam. Jason also recommended installing 8 EZ Post to the perimeter of the home.

Solution

Crew Lead Ed Nadreau and his team of installation specialists arrived at the cottage that had been winterized for the colder months. The team first began by installing 4 SmartJacks along the main support beam. Additionally, 2 supplemental beams need to be installed with SmartJacks supporting each beam. The team had to crawl under the home with only 24-30 inches of clearance and install a total of 8 SmartJacks.

After the SmartJacks are installed, the team begins installing EZ Posts to the perimeter of the home. The team drills 4 EZ Post under each long side of the home to bolster the foundation of the home.

Within 4 days Ed and his team were able to install 8 SmartJacks and 8 EZ Posts to Catherine's home in Hampton, New Hampshire.