If you're trying to lift something heavy, a jack can be incredibly useful, if not necessary, but do you need a screw jack or ...

The Off-Road Hi-Lift Jack is an iconic design that has been around for decades, but using one can still be confusing. Here's how they work.

What does it take to lift a house? A lot of money, sweat and hydraulic jacks. The business of elevating homes is growing as sea-level rise and wetter storms increase flood risk in many parts of ...

More from: Hydraulic jacks could lift Farnsworth House above floods The owner of the high-profile building is considering a range of options to protect the steel and glass retreat which is next to the ...

Panic struck Quthbullapur's Chintal village on Saturday evening when a three-storied building being lifted with hydraulic jacks tilted and leaned on a neighbouring residential apartment. The G+2 ...

Have you ever wondered how such a small, seemingly simple tool can lift an entire car? In this video, we’ll reveal the incredible power behind hydraulic jacks, the tool that makes lifting heavy ...

Plan to work on your vehicle at home? Make your life a lot easier with a floor jack. See AutoGuide.com's picks of the best floor jacks here.

As the board of the National Trust for Historic Preservation prepares to meet in Chicago next week, support is coalescing around a plan to protect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe’s Farnsworth House … ...

The trust is considering a daring plan that would temporarily move the house from its site, build a pit beneath it and insert hydraulic jacks that would lift the house out of harm’s way the next ...

Having your house 15 feet off the ground—like FEMA recommended for some Louisiana residents —is somewhat bizarre.

Mies van der Rohe’s grandson has backed plans for a £1.8 million system of hydraulic jacks to rescue Farnsworth House from repeated flooding Dirk Lohan of Chicago-based studio Lohan Anderson spoke out ...