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Do they make house jacks with springs?

Asked by Dutchess_III (46811points) February 13th, 2016

We had another earthquake this morning. None of the houses in Kansas were ever built with earthquakes in mind, but they’ve become increasingly common in the last 5 years.

The house is over 100 years old, with a dirt floor cellar under most of it, and crawl space under the rest.
I want to pour deep footings, then secure house jacks (floor jacks) to the footings to secure the house. However, the jacks need to torque a little to allow for the earth quakes, ergo, springs.

I have no idea where or how to start…but I bet some of you guys do!

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