Patent ID: 7574841

Claim:
A method of erecting a wall for a building using at least one jack piling including a top having a hinge and defining a vertical threaded bore therethrough and a bearing plate having a stationary member extending vertically through the jack piling and moveable relative to the top of the jack piling, with a threaded height adjustment mechanism, said method comprising the steps of: excavating at least one hole in the surface of the earth to a floor; placing the bearing plate of the at least one jack piling onto the floor in the at least one hole; threading the threaded height adjustment mechanism into the vertical threaded bore of the top of the jack piling to engage the stationary member in abutting engagement; and rotating the threaded height adjustment mechanism relative to the top of the jack piling and against the stationary member after placement of the at least one jack piling in the at least one hole to move the top of the jack piling relative to the bearing plate of the jack piling to bring the hinge of the at least one jack piling into vertical alignment with a hinge axis.