Shoring & Excavation Support
Safe excavation requires proper shoring. Whether you're digging a basement next to an existing building, installing utilities in unstable ground, or supporting a deep foundation excavation, Rock Supremacy designs and installs shoring systems that protect workers, adjacent structures, and your project timeline. As experienced shoring contractors, we provide temporary shoring for construction phases and permanent earth retention systems that become part of the finished structure. Our design-build capability means one team handles engineering, installation, and removal—reducing coordination headaches and keeping your project on schedule.
Complete Shoring & Earth Retention Services
Shoring protects your excavation, your workers, and neighboring properties. The right shoring system depends on excavation depth, soil conditions, groundwater, adjacent structures, and whether the retention needs to be temporary or permanent.
Soldier pile walls are our most common shoring system for urban excavations. Steel H-piles are driven or drilled at regular spacing, then wood or concrete lagging is installed between them as excavation proceeds. For deeper excavations, we add tieback anchors to resist lateral earth pressure.
Soil nail walls provide an economical alternative that becomes a permanent structure. As excavation proceeds, we drill and grout reinforcing bars into the retained soil, then apply shotcrete facing. Soil nailing is typically 25-50% less expensive than soldier pile walls.
Sheet pile walls work well for waterfront construction and excavations below the water table. Interlocking steel sheets create a continuous barrier that resists both soil and water pressure.
For excavations adjacent to sensitive structures, we provide micropile underpinning to support existing foundations before excavation begins. Real-time monitoring tracks any movement during construction.
Temporary shoring is removed after construction is complete. Permanent earth retention systems—including soil nail walls, anchored walls, and MSE walls—become part of the finished structure with design lives of 75-100 years.
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Tools & Technology
We deploy specialized equipment matched to project requirements and site conditions.
How We Do It
Proven methods and specialized techniques that deliver reliable, long-lasting results.
H-Pile Walls
H-pile walls use driven or drilled steel H-beams with lagging between flanges to create robust earth retention systems for deep excavations, bridge abutments, and permanent retaining structures.
Micropiles
Micropiles are small-diameter, high-strength deep foundation elements used to transfer loads into competent ground. Their versatility makes them ideal for underpinning, slope stabilization, and situations with limited access or difficult geology.
Secant Pile Walls
Secant pile walls are interlocking drilled concrete piles that create continuous structural walls with groundwater cutoff capability for deep excavations in saturated soils and urban environments.
Soil Nailing
Steel bars driven into soil to reinforce and stabilize loose ground or slope faces.
Soldier Pile Walls
Soldier pile walls are proven earth retention systems for stabilizing deep excavations and steep slopes. Steel beams installed at intervals with lagging placed between them provide flexible, economical support that adapts to site constraints.
Tieback Anchors
Tieback anchors provide active lateral reinforcement for retaining walls, excavation support systems, and slope stabilization by transferring loads deep into stable ground or rock. These post-tensioned elements are essential for deep excavations and high-load applications.
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What Our Clients Say
We take pride in building lasting relationships with our clients through exceptional service and results.
"It amazes me how quick these guys adapt to challenging and seemingly overwhelming construction situations in the best, and most creative approach. Very smart, dedicated, hardworking group of brave workers in hazardous work sites. Not the type of work just anyone can do! Keep up the good work!"
"When it comes to heavy foundation anchoring and stabilization projects, these guys are superb. Although the majority of the company's jobs involve heavy civil work, my project required their skills and specialized equipment for a challenging residential cliffside application. After careful review and critique of our plans, as well as assuring that expectations were fully understood, the work began on time and was completed ahead of schedule with minimal trauma along the way. In all, the job required the installation of ten horizontal deep rock anchors, several vertical piles, and shotcrete encapsulation. I highly recommend Rock Supremacy's services and would definitely use them again."
"We engaged Rock Supremacy for a very challenging cliffside project that involved the stabilization and reinforcement of a retaining wall which ultimately required a total of ten drilled horizontal rock anchors, multiple vertical stabilization pilings and encapsulation with concrete structural reinforcement. Even though my residential project, as large as it was to me, was of a much smaller scale than the company often deals with, it approached the task with all of the consideration and professionalism I could hope for. Notably, they were not hesitant to take on a challenging terrain even with its limited access. From the outset, Corey Muir was very engaged in the project and with finding workable solutions. He was eager to explore alternative options for accomplishing the goals and worked diligently with my engineering consultants to tweak the design for a practical, affordable solution. Throughout the planning process, he maintained excellent communications with myself and our structural engineers. Corey was careful to make sure, prior to our final agreement, that all details were fully understood. The company began the project exactly when anticipated. The on-site crew, David, Nate and Jules proved to be the "A" team. They are very skilled and professional. I found them considerate, easy to interact with, and flexible with regard to change possibilities. The team showed careful concern for my property and all possible avoidance of collateral damage while completing a job that involved some very heavy equipment. When the concrete supplier was unduly delayed, they took it in stride and made the best of the situation. The job was actually finished a little ahead of schedule. Definitely a five star rating for this group, I would be happy to further discuss my experience with anyone contemplating the use of Rock Supremacy's services."
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