Jersey Shore House Raising
Home Elevation · Ocean & Monmouth Co.
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Foundation & Piling Installation

The foundation that holds a raised home up.

A house is only as safe as what it stands on. We install the pilings, piers, and breakaway foundations that carry your elevated home — sized and embedded for the coastal wind, scour, and flood loads of the Jersey Shore.

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Timber, helical & concrete Engineered for coastal loads
Why the foundation is everything

Coastal ground is not the same as inland ground.

Sandy, saturated shore soils and the pull of wind and waves put loads on a foundation that a typical inland footing never sees. An elevated home needs a foundation designed for uplift, lateral push, and scour — not just the weight sitting on top of it.

We install the system your engineering calls for: timber pilings driven deep, helical piles where access is tight or soil is soft, and concrete piers or grade beams where the zone allows. Breakaway walls and flood venting are built in where the code requires them.

Timber pilingsHelical pilesConcrete piersGrade beamsBreakaway walls
When you'll need this
  • You're elevating and need a new foundation under it
  • Your existing foundation is failing or undersized
  • You're in a VE or Coastal A zone requiring open pilings
  • You're building new and need the piling base set
  • The enclosure below needs breakaway walls or vents
What's included

From soil to sill plate

Site & soil evaluationWe match the foundation type to your soil, access, and flood zone before anything is set.
Pilings & piers installedTimber, helical, or concrete driven or set to the engineered depth and layout.
Bracing & tie-downsGirders, bracing, and connections designed for coastal wind uplift and lateral loads.
Breakaway walls & ventingFlood-compliant enclosures and vents where the zone and code require them.
Good to know

Foundation questions

What kind of foundation goes under an elevated shore home?
It depends on your flood zone and soil. VE and Coastal A zones generally call for an open piling foundation so waves can pass beneath, while AE zones may allow piers or elevated block. The engineered plan for your address specifies the type, size and depth.
Timber pilings, helical piles or concrete piers — which is right?
Each suits different soils and loads. Timber pilings are common along the shore, helical piles work well in tight access or soft soils, and concrete piers or grade beams suit some AE-zone sites. We recommend the system the engineering and your site conditions support.
Will the new foundation handle coastal wind and scour?
That's the point of a coastal foundation. Pilings are embedded deep enough to resist scour, and the connections and bracing are designed for the wind uplift and lateral loads the flood maps and building code require for your zone.
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Where the foundation fits in

House Raising

The lift the new foundation is built to receive.

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Elevated New Builds

Piling foundations set for new coastal construction.

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Foundation Repair

Fixing and leveling a foundation that's failed.

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Built for the coast

Let's spec the right foundation for your site.

Tell us about your project and we'll set up an on-site assessment, with the plan and price up front.

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