Deep Foundation, Demolition & Shoring Services for NJ & the Northeast

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SJ Hauck Construction manages the critical, high-risk structural phases that define a project’s viability. From the demolition to the final pile, our services are engineered for precision, scaled for commercial demand, and backed by 13+ years of specialized expertise across New Jersey and the Northeast.

We are not generalists. Our team neutralizes complex compression, tension, and lateral forces through engineered systems that secure the site before and during vertical construction. Every service we offer is informed by our deep-rooted understanding of how buildings behave under load, an understanding forged through our history of lifting and relocating thousands of structures.

Core Commercial Services

Shoring & Underpinning

When a site demands stability before, during, or after excavation, SJ Hauck delivers engineered shoring and underpinning solutions that protect existing structures and enable safe construction progression. We specialize in complex, high-risk scenarios where standard contractors won’t go.

Our approach accounts for soil behavior, load transfer, and lateral pressure with the same precision we apply to structural moving—because the physics are the same. We deploy the right system for every site condition, from tight urban infill to large-scale industrial environments

Services include:

  • Structural Shoring — Temporary and permanent load-bearing support systems to stabilize structures during adjacent construction, renovation, or foundation work.
  • Earth Shoring — Engineered earth retention systems including soldier piles, lagging, tiebacks, and bracing to secure excavation perimeters.
  • Concrete Underpinning — Mass pour and pit underpinning methods to deepen, repair, or transfer loads from failing or inadequate existing foundations.
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Support of Excavation (SOE)

Hauck designs and installs engineered earth retention systems that protect adjacent structures, utilities, and personnel while enabling safe, deep excavation in challenging urban and industrial environments.

We deploy proven SOE techniques tailored to each site’s geometry, soil profile, and surcharge conditions. Our team’s understanding of lateral load behavior—developed through years of structural lifting and foundation work—informs every retention system we design.

Our SOE capabilities include:

  • Soldier pile and lagging systems
  • Sheet pile walls
  • Tieback anchor systems
  • Braced excavation support
Support of Excavation (SOE)

Deep Foundation Piling

When surface soils cannot support design requirements, SJ Hauck provides engineered deep foundation systems to transfer structural loads to stable soil or bedrock far below the surface. We work across the full range of pile types, selecting and installing the system that best matches your site’s geotechnical conditions, load profile, and scheduling constraints.

Our approach is data-driven and methodical. We prioritize rigorous subsurface investigation prior to installation and verify pile integrity and bearing capacity through Non-Destructive Testing (NDT), including Pile Dynamics Analysis (PDA). From high-seismic zones to sites with elevated groundwater, we deliver the stabilized foundation necessary for complex commercial builds.

Deep foundation capabilities include:

  • Helical Piles — Ideal for sites with limited access or vibration sensitivities. Rapid installation for light-to-medium commercial loads with minimal site disturbance.
  • Timber Piles — A cost-effective, time-tested solution for permanent underwater applications or friction-based support in consistent, cohesive soils.
  • Concrete Piles — Preferred for high-durability requirements and corrosive environments, providing immense compressive strength for massive, long-term structural loads.
  • Steel Pipe Piles — Best suited for high-capacity loads and deep penetration, offering high structural strength and the ability to be driven into dense soil, rock, and steel h piles.
Construction with helical piles

Commercial Demolition

SJ Hauck executes controlled, strategic demolition for commercial, industrial, and complex residential sites. We don’t just tear down structures—we plan the sequencing, load management, and site safety required to protect surrounding structures, neighboring properties, and active operations nearby.

Our demolition work is built on a thorough understanding of structural behavior. Before the first impact, we assess load paths, structural dependencies, and hazardous material protocols to ensure that every phase of demolition is executed safely and on schedule.

Services include:

  • Commercial Demolition — Full-structure teardown for commercial and industrial facilities, managed with rigorous safety protocols and environmental compliance.
  • House Demolition — Residential structure removal handled with the same precision and site safety standards applied to our commercial scopes.
  • Selective Demolition — Surgical interior and partial-structure demolition for renovation and adaptive reuse projects, preserving structural integrity of adjacent systems.
Commercial Demolition

Structural Moving & Lifting

Structural moving and lifting is the foundation of SJ Hauck’s expertise—and the technical proof point behind everything we do. We have successfully relocated and elevated thousands of structures, and that experience gives us a firsthand command of load behavior, weight distribution, and structural response under dynamic conditions that no classroom can replicate.

Whether relocating a historic structure, elevating a coastal home above base flood elevation, or repositioning a commercial building on a redevelopment site, our team delivers precision-led execution with the safety standards of our largest commercial projects.

Services include:

  • Structural Lifting — Elevation of residential and commercial structures above base flood elevation to meet FEMA and local floodplain requirements.
  • Structural Moving — Full relocation of structures from one site to another, preserving the building while clearing the original footprint.
Structural Moving & Lifting

Anchor Point Structural Solutions

Anchor Point Structural Solutions is the dedicated residential division of SJ Hauck Construction, bringing the same engineering rigor and load-path expertise we apply to our largest commercial sites directly to local GCs, businesses, and homeowners. We specialize in identifying and correcting the root causes of residential structural failure, not applying surface-level fixes, but delivering permanent, warranted stabilization.

Residential specialties include:

  • Foundations — Correcting settlement, bowing walls, and masonry cracking using high-capacity piering and wall-tie systems.
  • Structural Repair — Addressing sagging floors, compromised joists, and failing load-bearing walls with surgical precision.

Additional Services Include:

  • Crawlspace & Basement Retrofitting — Modernizing older foundations to meet current safety and structural standards.
  • Flood Mitigation & Elevation — Leveraging our heritage in structural lifting to protect properties in high-risk coastal and flood-prone areas.
An aerial view of houses near a flooded area, with water surrounding the buildings and ice formations in the foreground.
Two construction workers in hard hats stand on a dirt mound, overlooking an excavator at sunset.

Why Choose SJ Hauck Construction?

SJ Hauck Construction combines the technical precision of structural lifting with the heavy-duty capability of a full-scale commercial contractor. We are the specialists you call when the structural scope is too complex, too high-risk, or too critical to hand off to a generalist.

Structural Legacy

Our history of lifting and relocating thousands of structures gives us a firsthand, physical understanding of load behavior that informs every service we provide.

Commercial Scale

From 200+ projects completed annually to large-scale foundation scopes requiring thousands of piles, we have the crews, equipment, and organizational depth to perform.

Early Contractor Involvement

We engage with owners, engineers, and GCs from project inception to identify risks, optimize solutions, and eliminate costly surprises before mobilization.

Rapid Mobilization

Cross-trained crews and streamlined project delivery enable us to respond to complex structural scopes without delay or hand-holding.

Regional Authority

Deep roots in New Jersey and the Northeast, with a proven track record on hospitals, schools, industrial facilities, and historic structures.

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