St. Charles, MO Billboard secured with Helical Piers
This St. Charles, MO billboard sits in the middle of the construction site of a new Drury hotel. The land to the right of the billboard had to be excavated for construction of the hotel. This caused a unique problem in that the billboard could begin to tip over in that direction. The solution to keep the billboard in place was a combination of helical piers and tieback anchors.
Helical Piers Installed to Secure a St. Charles, MO Billboard
In this photo you can see the dirt that had to be excavated near the base of the billboard and the concrete that was originally poured to secure it. Just behind the equipment is the fully excavated area for the construction of the Drury hotel. Before construction of the hotel can be completed the ground that the equipment in the photo is sitting on will also need to be dug out. If all of that surrounding dirt were to be removed without first securing the base of the billboard, that sign would be at high risk of falling over and being a major safety issue. Here you can see Woods Basement Systems' crew checking the correct angle that the piers must be installed at to properly support the concrete base of the billboard.
Foundation Supportworks by Woods Basement Systems Provides Solutions for Commercial Construction Site
From this view of the billboard's concrete base you can see one pier in the process of being installed combined with the tieback anchors already drilled into the base. These foundation solutions are only being installed on the right side of the billboard to prevent it from tipping over when construction of the hotel continues. The Left side will remain undisturbed as no construction will be taking place in that area.
Helical Pier Supports St. Charles, MO Billboard
This is a close up look at one of the pier heads that now support the base of this billboard. Part of the concrete base was cut away for the pier head to be inserted.
Woods' Crew Customizes Solutions for Commercial Construction Site
Pieces of the piers are cut to the exact needed length on site to ensure a completely customized solution for every job. In the background of the photo you can see the new St. Charles, MO Drury hotel beginning to take shape. The land near the billboard that needed to be excavated will be for underground parking.