Three Story Apartment Building Suffers from Foundation Settlement in Tower Grove, MO
In this photo you can see a major vertical crack in the side of this apartment building. This is a clear sign of foundation settlement. If this problem were to be left untreated the over-all structure could be eventually condemned.
Stair-Step Cracks Appear on Tower Grove, MO Apartment Building
Just under the window on the left-hand side of the photo you can see a stair-step crack in the brick of this same apartment building. One structure having both stair-step cracks and vertical cracks is evidence of uneven foundation settlement. Fortunately for these tenants, this building owner called Woods Basement Systems to provide a permanent solution.
23 Push Piers Installed to Secure Tower Grove, MO Apartment Building
In this photo you can see one of the external push piers that was installed to support the apartment building and stop any further settlement. 14 of the 23 piers were installed along the exterior of the building. The next steps in the installation process would be to back fill the excavated dirt and tamp in down.
Completion of Push Pier Installation in Tower Grove, MO
After the excavated dirt is filled back in around the pier gravel and/or concrete is poured over-top and tamped down.
Internal and External Push Piers Installed to Correct Foundation Settlement of a Tower Grove, MO Apartment Building
Here is one of the internal piers that were installed in the basement of the apartment building. Both the internal and external piers will work together to secure the building and prevent any future settling. The final stages of this installation would be to fill in the dirt around the pier and pour new concrete over-top.
Tower Grove, MO Apartment Building Completely Secured with Push Piers
Here you can see the fresh concrete that was poured and smoothed over the newly installed pier in the basement of this apartment building. Now the building owner and the tenants have peace-of-mind that the building is secure!