| 摘要 |
A method and apparatus are provided for elevating a house, building, or other structure. The apparatus of the system includes a plurality of beam elements. The beam elements include a space-frame structure and include mateable ends whereby a first beam element may be connected to a second beam element in an end-to-end fashion for forming an elongate unitary consolidated beam. Thus, any number of beam elements may be connected to one-another for forming a consolidated beam of any desired length. The beam elements are provided in several lengths, and are light enough so that one or two individuals may lift and carry the beam elements by hand for installation in a structure and removal from a structure. The system may further include additional equipment to enable use of the system without the necessity of significantly damaging the exterior walls of the structure. A plurality of consolidated beams are constructed within a structure's interior and fastened to the structure for forming a lifting grid. A lifting system may be placed in structural communication with the lifting grid for use in elevating the structure. The lifting system may include a plurality of releasably connectable generally U-shaped building elements which are connected together to form slotted lifting posts. Hydraulic cylinders may be mounted within the slots of the lifting posts for lifting the lifting grid, and thereby elevating the structure. The structure may be elevated progressively to practically any height by adding additional building elements to the lifting posts in the space created by extension of the hydraulic cylinders, and then relocating the cylinders within the posts to further elevate the structure.
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