Six decades of work means there isn't much we haven't lifted, moved, or rebuilt. Below is what we do most. If you don't see your project — call us anyway. Nine times out of ten the answer is "yeah, we've done that."
01Move a whole structure across the lot — or across the county. Steel beams, multi-axle dollies, and a crew that's done it for three generations.
02Lift the house, fix what's underneath, set it back down level. The right way to add a basement, replace a foundation, or escape a flood zone.
03Why add on when you can add under? Cheapest square footage you can put on your house — and we're one of the only crews in Ohio that does it.
04Settling walls, sagging joists, crumbling block. We've seen all of it and we fix it so it stays fixed — with the engineering to back it.
05Grain elevators, commercial equipment, park structures, oversized loads. If it's heavy and awkward, we have the gear.
06Train depots, schoolhouses, century homes, century barns. The structures Ohio shouldn't lose — we move them carefully and bring them back stronger.
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Most contractors won't put numbers on a website. We will. Final pricing is always after a free site walk — but here's the honest range.
Sister joists, jack a sagging floor, replace a section of failing block, brace a bowing wall.
Lift the structure, demo the failing perimeter, pour new footings & block, set down level.
Cheapest finished square footage you'll ever add to your house. We're one of few crews in Ohio that does it.
Quoted by route, weight, axle count, and utility coordination. Free site walk before any number is given.
* Ranges are real averages from actual Klier projects in 2023–2025. Your site, soil, access, and structure type drive the final number. We give a written, line-itemed quote — free.
We open the perimeter, slide steel I-beams under the structure's load points, and pin everything together as one rigid frame.
Hardwood cribs go in beside hydraulic jacks. We lift in synchronized fractions of an inch — one jack at a time, all the way around.
With the structure suspended overhead, our excavator digs the new basement. The house never moves a hair while we work below it.
Footings, block, waterproofing, and bracing — all to engineered spec. We don't hand off the foundation. We pour our own.
Reverse of the lift. Inch by inch, jack by jack, the structure comes back down onto the new walls — perfectly level, no shifted plaster.
Cribbing out, beams pulled, site graded. Mechanicals reconnected. Bilco doors set. We leave it like we were never there.
Six steps. Most projects: under 90 days door-to-door.
Jim or Mitchell picks up. No call center. No 'someone will be in touch.'
We come look at the structure. Free. We bring measurements, a drone, and questions.
Plain-English number, line-itemed, with a calendar. No 'change-order surprises.'
We coordinate stamps, building department, utilities, and road crew if needed. You sign once.
Three to eight weeks of on-site Klier crew. You'll see Jim or Mitchell every week.
We don't leave until you sign off. Mechanicals reconnected. Site graded. Like we were never there.
Up to 80,000 lb structural loads, road-rated.
Unified lift system — fractional-inch control around the perimeter.
On-hand stock of red W-beams for any sill or load-bearing run.
From 4-ton minis for tight access to full-size for foundation digs.
Oversize-load signs, lights, and permits handled in-house.
Hundreds of hardwood blocks — cribbing is a craft, not an afterthought.
We tell customers no all the time. It's how we sleep at night, and it's how the Klier name has stayed on the truck for sixty-three years.
Every lift over a certain scope is engineered. We won't skip the stamp to save you a few hundred bucks.
If your foundation is sound and a $400 patch fixes the issue, that's what we'll tell you. We'll lose the bid and sleep fine.
The lift, the cribbing, the foundation pour — all Klier crew. We hand off only when the law requires it (electrical, plumbing finish).
If the weather, permits, or engineering will push your job, we'll tell you up front. Honest dates beat hopeful ones.
"I have a 100-year-old cottage in need of floor joist jacking with very tight access. Jim and Mitchell came and did a superb job. I'm very content with the results. I highly recommend them."
"Great expertise, service, and communication. I was refinancing my home and my bank required a foundation inspection. The owner scheduled it on short notice and quickly provided what we needed."
"Honest and precise. Klier did exactly what they said they would, on the timeline they promised. You don't find that often anymore."
"I have seen houses lifted by other companies and they do not compare to the quality that Klier Structural Movers offers. Everyone — from your own staff to the subcontractors — was extremely knowledgeable in their roles."
"Kliers exceeded our expectations and went above and beyond to make this move happen smoothly. They delivered everything they said they would, from the moment they started until the moment they finished. True experts."
"We had a 1920 farmhouse that needed a real basement underneath. Jim walked us through every option, gave a fair price, and the crew was meticulous. The house didn't shift a hair."
