The proof

Real projects, real numbers.

Every case study below is a published Ram Jack West project — with the actual pile counts, depths, and lifts. No stock photos, no vague claims. Filter to your area or your problem.

Across our published case studies

44
published case studies
75 ft
deepest foundation
+4
max documented lift
5
states represented
State
Project type
Method

28 of 44 published case studies

Manzanita Two-Story Stabilization, Manzanita, OR — helical piles, 13 piles
Manzanita, OR

Manzanita Two-Story Stabilization

13 helical piles lifted a Manzanita home to within ½" of level — most pre-existing cracks closed completely.

13
piles
2.5
in. settled
0.5
in. final deviation
Restoring Home Value Before Selling, Blue River, OR — helical piles, residential
Blue River, OR

Restoring Home Value Before Selling

9 helical piers in 2 days fixed settlement before listing; the transferable lifetime warranty passed to the buyer at sale.

9
piers
2
days
Supporting a Settled Foundation, Eugene, OR — helical piles, 0.75" lift
Eugene, OR

Supporting a Settled Foundation

13 exterior helical piles fully recovered a Eugene home's settlement (¾" lift) in 10 days, engineered with Regal Mortier.

13
piles
0.75
in. lifted
10
days
Hayward Field Helical Anchors, Eugene, OR — helical piles, 4 piles
Eugene, OR

Hayward Field Helical Anchors

Helical anchors secured hammer-throw cage towers for the 2022 World Athletics Championships without tearing up the competition surface.

4
piles
New Construction Piles, Yachats, Yachats, OR — helical piles, 46 piles
Yachats, OR

New Construction Piles, Yachats

46 helical piles supported a retaining wall and strip footings on very soft coastal soils for new construction.

46
piles
Oakway Substation Transformer Lift, Eugene, OR — helical piles, 4 piles
Eugene, OR

Oakway Substation Transformer Lift

4 helical piles + 2 tiebacks fully re-leveled a settled transformer pad within a tight utility window.

4
piles
100%
recovered
Residential Retaining Wall Repair, Eugene, OR — retaining wall, residential
Eugene, OR

Residential Retaining Wall Repair

16 helical tieback piles + 24 steel beams arrested a rotated, failing Eugene retaining wall.

16
tiebacks
24
steel beams
Strict-Seismic Foundation System, Eugene, OR — micropiles, 390 piles
Eugene, OR

Strict-Seismic Foundation System

390 micropiles to 30 ft met strict seismic code on poor soil — validated by a full load-test program.

390
piles
30
ft deep
Swanson Saw Mill Rebuild, Springfield, OR — helical piles, 500+ piles
Springfield, OR

Swanson Saw Mill Rebuild

500+ custom helical piles rebuilt a mill foundation on contaminated post-fire fill, with torque exceeding 25,000 ft-lbs.

500+
piles
75
kips
Portland Retaining Wall Spotlight, Portland, OR — retaining wall, residential
Portland, OR

Portland Retaining Wall Spotlight

An engineered retaining wall restored usable, stable yard space on a Portland slope.

Cantilevered Wall for Fire-Lane Compliance, Portland, OR — retaining wall, commercial
Portland, OR

Cantilevered Wall for Fire-Lane Compliance

A 170-ft custom steel cantilevered wall met fire-lane code while preserving buildable area on a tight Portland site.

170
ft of wall
Portland, OR

Portland Multi-Unit Recovery

27 piles to 60 ft lifted two Portland apartment buildings 3" in 11 days with minimal tenant disruption.

27
piles
60
ft deep
3
in. lifted
Portland Hillside New Construction, Portland, OR — micropiles, commercial
Portland, OR

Portland Hillside New Construction

Grouted micropiles provided pre-construction deep-foundation support on a Portland hillside.

New Public Library, Gladstone, Gladstone, OR — micropiles, civil
Gladstone, OR

New Public Library, Gladstone

Micropiles + a soldier pile wall protected neighbors during construction of a 6,000 sq ft public library.

6000
sq ft
Spring Mountain Elementary Wall, Happy Valley, OR — carbon fiber, commercial
Happy Valley, OR

Spring Mountain Elementary Wall

Carbon fiber (SRS-600/660) + tiebacks rescued a bowing school playground wall without full reconstruction.

Patton Middle School Seismic Retrofit, McMinnville, OR — helical piles, 270 piles
McMinnville, OR

Patton Middle School Seismic Retrofit

270 helical piles to 65 ft seismically retrofit a 1972 school — finished ahead of schedule without interrupting the school year.

270
piles
65
ft deep
2
months
Adams School Campus Micropiles, McMinnville, OR — micropiles, 84 piles
McMinnville, OR

Adams School Campus Micropiles

84 low-headroom micropiles (~75 LF) reinforced an existing school foundation in confined space.

84
piles
75
ft deep
Bandon House New Construction, Bandon, OR — micropiles, 83 piles
Bandon, OR

Bandon House New Construction

83 cased micropiles into mudstone bedrock mitigated liquefaction and lateral-spreading hazards for new construction.

83
piles
50
ft deep
Camp Namana Cabins, Sandy, OR — driven piles, 256 piles
Sandy, OR

Camp Namana Cabins

256 pin piles stabilized 8 cabins on large-scale landslide terrain, verified by 8 test piles.

256
piles
21
ft deep
5
weeks
Dollar General, Philomath, Philomath, OR — driven piles, 143 piles
Philomath, OR

Dollar General, Philomath

143 driven pin piles created a stable foundation for new retail construction.

143
piles
21
ft deep
PacifiCorp Seismic-Code Foundation, Pacific Northwest, OR — micropiles, 18 piles
Pacific Northwest, OR

PacifiCorp Seismic-Code Foundation

18 cased grouted micropiles (64 kips each) met seismic criteria for a PacifiCorp facility upgrade, validated by sacrificial test piles.

18
piles
64
kips
3
weeks
US-101 Retaining Wall (ODOT), Florence, OR — soldier pile, 63 piles
Florence, OR

US-101 Retaining Wall (ODOT)

63 H-piles + steel lagging built a 700+ ft ODOT retaining wall along US-101 without lane closures.

63
piles
700
ft of wall
32
ft deep
Newport Hotel Retaining Wall, Newport, OR — retaining wall, 8 piles
Newport, OR

Newport Hotel Retaining Wall

A 45-ft H-pile wall stopped a hotel lawn from sliding toward the beach 70 ft below — done in 5 days without closing the hotel.

45
ft of wall
8
piles
5
days
Salishan Helicals, Lincoln City, OR — helical piles, 45 piles
Lincoln City, OR

Salishan Helicals

45 helical piles with pre-construction caps supported new construction at Salishan.

45
piles
Spring St. Duplex, Newport, OR — micropiles, 41 piles
Newport, OR

Spring St. Duplex

41 micropiles to 35 ft (load-tested to 200% capacity) supported a new duplex on the coast.

41
piles
35
ft deep
View Point Inn & Wellness Center, Corbett, OR — helical piles, commercial
Corbett, OR

View Point Inn & Wellness Center

Full-building temporary support let crews excavate a new basement beneath an existing inn and replace the foundation.

8
steel beams
Coos Bay Landslide Wall, Coos Bay, OR — soldier pile, 22 piles
Coos Bay, OR

Coos Bay Landslide Wall

A 150-ft, 22-pile soldier wall protected a home after a landslide pushed a hillside 4 ft onto its siding.

22
piles
150
ft of wall
16–18
ft deep
Crumbling Rock Wall, Pacific Northwest, OR — retaining wall, civil
Pacific Northwest, OR

Crumbling Rock Wall

Soil nails stabilized a deteriorating rock wall threatening a public road.

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