Patent ID: 8821073

Claim:
A method for constructing a pier system to stabilize and level a structure, the method comprising: constructing a pier comprising the steps of: forming a hole below a foundation of the structure; placing a pier base in the bottom of the hole; placing a first outer pier section over the pier base; inserting a first inner pier section inside a recess in the first outer pier section, the first inner pier section butting against the pier base; and repeating the steps of adding an additional overlapping outer pier section and an additional inner pier section providing an overlap of consecutive pier sections creating a link between the outer pier sections and advancing the pier sections downward using a hydraulic ram until bedrock is reached; completing the piering system comprising the steps of: positioning an at least one house jack on top of the pier; and using the at least one house jack to apply a vertical lifting force to lift the foundation of the structure to adjust the structure.