Patent ID: 8056299

Claim:
A method of installing a foundation that includes a foundation subassembly at a selected location so that a superstructure may be supported in a desired attitude at the foundation comprising: at the selected location, providing a confined, substantially unset concrete mass having an upper surface; providing a lifting subassembly and the foundation subassembly, the foundation subassembly being attached to, and extending downwardly from, the lifting subassembly, the lifting subassembly having support sites; providing adiacent the selected location an installation template, the installation template having support sites; adjusting, if necessary, the attitude of the support sites on the installation template so that the foundation subassembly will be supported in a manner such that the superstructure can be supported in said desired attitude at the foundation; lowering the lifting subassembly so that the foundation subassembly extending therefrom is inserted into the confined, substantially unset concrete mass through the upper surface of the concrete mass and continuing to lower the lifting subassembly until the lifting subassembly support sites engage the installation template support sites and the foundation subassembly is supported in the confined, substantially unset concrete mass; and allowing the confined, substantially unset concrete mass to set and establish the foundation with the foundation subassembly.