Supplemental Beams & Jacks in Flemington, GA
Flemington floors, back on solid support.
Older Flemington homes on clay soil have sagging spans and supports that keep settling. New steel jacks and a supplemental beam put the floor back on firm footing.
Supplemental Beams & Jacks in Flemington
Why Flemington homes need this, and how we do it
Flemington is an older community set on clay soil, and many of its homes have crawl spaces where the original supports have started to settle. Clay moves as it wets and dries, and the piers and posts under the house ride that movement down unevenly. Where the framing was already spanning a long distance, the sag shows up first, and the floor above goes soft and dips.
We put it back on solid support with new steel. Adjustable jack posts go in on proper concrete footings that suit the clay, and a supplemental steel or engineered beam picks up the sagging spans the original framing could not hold. Settled or rotted supports get replaced. We raise the floor slowly and evenly so the walls and floors above are not stressed.
When the steel is set the sag stops and the floor holds firm again. Because clay soil keeps shifting through the year, we set the adjustable jacks so they can be checked later and note that plan in your written report, so a small seasonal move never becomes a big one.
What’s included
The whole load path - not just the soft spot
Every supplemental beams & jacks we do in Flemington, GA follows the same checklist. We support the framing that failed and the framing that is about to. A typical beam and jack scope includes:
- Elevation readings across the floor to find the real low point
- New poured concrete footings sized to the load and the soil
- Adjustable steel jacks set plumb and shimmed to bear evenly
- Supplemental beam under long or undersized joist spans
- Rotted or split posts, girders and joists replaced or sistered
- A slow, staged lift so plaster, tile and trim are not shocked
- Photo documentation before, during and after
What we won’t do
We will not stack blocks or shim on bare dirt, we will not crank a jack fast enough to crack your ceilings, and we will not put new steel under wet, rotting framing without telling you the moisture has to be dealt with as well.
What to expect
Four steps, start to finish
Free inspection
We read elevations across the floor, check every post and girder, and find where the support actually failed.
Written plan & price
You get the jack count, the beam length and any framing replacement itemized at one fixed price, with financing options.
Install, usually one day
Our crew digs and pours the footings, sets the steel, and brings the floor up in measured stages.
Walkthrough & warranty
We show you the after photos, re-read the elevations with you, and hand over the workmanship warranty in writing.
Supplemental Beams & Jacks in Flemington
Questions Flemington homeowners ask us
My Flemington floors are sagging across the big spans, is the clay soil behind that?
The clay soil here settles under the supports, which lets those long spans sag over time. We add adjustable steel jacks on poured concrete footings and a supplemental beam mid-span to lift and hold them, working from underneath.
The supports under my house look like they've settled, why does clay do that?
Clay moves with moisture, so it settles unevenly and pulls the supports down with it. We reset the load on steel jacks over concrete footings and a beam, and the sag comes back up, usually in a day.
Why do my longer floor spans sag more than the short ones?
Longer spans have more distance to cover, so when a support settles they show the sag first and worst. We break up the run with steel jacks on new footings and a supplemental beam to carry it.
Can settled supports on clay be lifted back up?
In most cases yes, we set adjustable steel jacks on stable concrete footings and a beam, then bring the settled span back toward level. It's done from the crawlspace, often in one day.
How do I know if my sagging floor is a support problem or something worse?
A free inspection with a written report tells you, since we look right at the supports and the span. If clay settling is the cause, we set steel jacks on footings and a beam to fix it.
“Our floors had gotten soft and the whole downstairs smelled musty. They inspected the crawl space, showed us photos of the rot and moisture, and fully encapsulated it. The smell is gone, the floors feel solid, and our humidity finally stays under control.”
Free inspection · No obligation
Find out what's really happening under your Flemington home
We measure, photograph and explain what we find - then give you one fixed written price. No pressure, and no obligation to book anything.
- Free inspection with a written report
- Fixed price before any work starts
- Our own trained crews - never subcontractors