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Foundation Repair Photo Album: Inside Basement Piering

Several new cracks were forming in the baement and upstairs windows were not working well plus some drywall cracks were growing. Inside piers were installed saving the back patio and landscaping from being disturbed. The watchful homeowner took step to solve their problem early before the settling foundation rotated in the direction of the settlement. Typically, settlng foundations rotate outward so if this problem increasingly continued on without action then the piering installtion would have had to been done on the outside. Then the cost of replacing the patio and landscaping would have increased the total out of pocket expense to solve the settling foundation problem.

Inside Basement Piering

The work area is separated from the rest of the basement when installing inside piers. The "L" shaped pier bracket is sitting near the wood stud wall and will be inserted under the foundation wall once a small section of the foundation footing is removed.

More Cracks

With a few cracks in the basement having epoxy patched, right vertical crack, the new crack to the left is going horizontal is evidence of continual foundation movement that needed to be stopped.

Basement Floor Opened

At each pier system location along the foundation wall a section of the basement floor is removed. Some of the soil is removed making room for the "L" bracket.

Chipping Out the Footing

A small section of the footing is removed to insert the piering system beneath the vertical foundation wall. Only a small section of the footing is removed and understand that the piering systems is now going to repair and hold the foundation in place and not the footing.

1st Pier Tube Installed

The Ram will perfectly force the pier deep into the ground by hydraulically forcing the tube into the soil and then retract for the 2nd section of tubing.

Pier Installation

Each section of the pier tube is hydraulically installed. This is typically called a "push" pier and is a stable and secure method to stop foundation settlement.

Ram Retracted

Once a pier tube is installed then the ram is retracted and another section of the pier tube is installed.

Closed Pier Cap

Each pier has a cap to secure the pier to the foundation. The warranty now on this structure is a written transferable warranty for the life of the structure.