Helical Pier Systems - Foundation Leveling
If you're noticing cracks on the exterior walls of your home, cracks in the drywall on interior walls, doors and windows that are sticking or not opening and/or a chimney that is pulling away from the rest of your home, there's a good chance you have a foundation settlement problem.
Foundation settlement problems are typically caused by changing soil conditions around and below your home. Wetting and softening of soils, drying and shrinking of soils, and poorly compacted fill soils can cause your home to shift, sink and settle down into the earth.
Some solutions add extra weight to the soil, making the problem worse. Others are unable to reach depths beyond the problem soils, leaving your home supported by the same unstable soils as before. The only solutions that work, are those that are able to extend past troubling soils into competent load-bearing strata or bedrock so the weight of your home can be permanently stabilized and supported.
The Foundation Supportworks' Helical Pier system can do just that.
Installation of the Foundation Supportworks' Helical Pier system is uniquely suited for both heavy structures and light structures, such as stoops, decks and wing walls. Installations can be performed year-round and utilize small construction equipment or hand equipment to avoid any unnecessary disruption to your lawn and landscape.
The Foundation Supportworks' Helical Pier system uses rugged steel galvanized helical piers advanced deep into the earth's soil to transfer the weight of your home onto competent, load-bearing strata or bedrock. During the installation, helical pier sections are mechanically screwed into the soil. The piers are carefully monitored as they are advanced deep into the soil to achieve capacity. Once appropriate depths and capacities are reached, a heavy-duty steel foundation bracket is connected to the piers and secured to your foundation's footing. The weight of your home is then carefully transferred through the piers onto the competent soils below, preventing any future settlement of your home. Not only will your home's foundation be permanently stabilized, but there's also an opportunity to lift your home back to its original, level position.
The Foundation Supportworks' Helical Pier system will restore your home's structural integrity against wetting and softening of soils, drying and shrinking of soils, and poorly compacted fill soils.
The Foundation Helical Pier System gives you the comfort of knowing your biggest investment is safe.
Contact us today for a free estimate on a helical pier or other foundation repair system!
