Supplemental Beams & Jacks in Hinesville, GA
Hinesville floors, off the clay and back to level.
Clay that swells and shrinks lets piers settle unevenly, so the floor slopes to one corner. New steel on solid footings holds it steady.
Supplemental Beams & Jacks in Hinesville
Why Hinesville homes need this, and how we do it
The soil around Hinesville has a lot of clay, and clay swells when it is wet and shrinks when it dries. That constant movement is hard on a crawl home, because the piers ride up and down with the seasons and never all settle the same amount. Over time one or two piers drop more than the rest and the floor above starts sloping toward a corner.
We take the floor off the moving clay and set it on steel. New adjustable jack posts go on concrete footings dug to steadier bearing, and a supplemental steel or engineered beam carries the spans so the load no longer leans on a few settled piers. Where a pier has dropped, we lift that line back up slowly and hold it there so the corner comes back toward level.
When it is finished the floor reads level again and stops chasing the weather. Because clay keeps moving with the moisture, we set the footings to reach past the worst of it, and we write down a realistic target for the lift before we start so you know what to expect.
What’s included
The whole load path - not just the soft spot
Every supplemental beams & jacks we do in Hinesville, 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 Hinesville
Questions Hinesville homeowners ask us
My Hinesville home is on a crawlspace with piers and the floors slope, is the clay to blame?
The clay under here swells and shrinks, so piers settle unevenly and your floors start to slope. We steady the low spots with adjustable steel jacks on poured concrete footings and add a beam where the span needs it, working from underneath.
Why are my floors higher on one side of the room than the other?
That usually means the piers on the low side settled into the clay while the others held. We lift and support that side with steel jacks on concrete footings and a supplemental beam, and it evens back out in about a day.
Can shifting clay soil really move the piers under my house?
Yes, clay moves a lot with moisture, and that shifting lets piers settle and tilt your floor. We take the guesswork out with a free written inspection, then set steel jacks on stable footings and a beam to hold things level.
My crawlspace home has a floor that dips toward one corner, what do you do about that?
We get under there, set adjustable steel jacks on new concrete footings at the low corner, and add a supplemental beam if the span calls for it. That lifts and holds the dip, usually a one-day job.
Is a sloping floor on clay something you can actually correct?
In most cases yes, once we support the settled piers with steel jacks on footings and a beam, the floor comes back toward level. We'll show you the plan in a free written report before any work starts.
“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 Hinesville 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