Settling Foundation Crack
The corner of the basement and garage of the home cracked and settled away from the home going down hill with the slope of the yard.
Drive Seam Between the Garage Floor and Drive Way
Street creep starts out at the road when the concrete roadway expands during the heat of the summer. One slab pushes the next slab and at the concrete drive way then those slab push on and forces the garage floor to push away from the vertical wall of the garage.
Garage Floor Shift
This garage slab may have shifted due to street creep but also that rear and side area of the home was settling too. Most likely the combination of the two problems caused the large gap at the garage wall and floor seam,
Expansion Control Joint
A small section of the drive way was cut out and a special control joint installed and sealed to re-leave some of the street creep pressure,
Exposed Footing
Once the soil is dug away at each pier location the foundation footing is chipped and prepared so that the pier bracket can fit directly beneath the foundation wall.
Pier Ram
Each pier location along the foundation has several piers. The Pier RAM uses a 5000 PSI hydraulic pump to install all the sections of the pier system so stop foundation settlement.
Rear Exterior Piers
On the rear down hill side of the home, a series of push piers are installed to stop the downward movement of the foundation.
Bracket and Pier Cap
Once the "L" pier bracket is installed under the notched footing and underneath the poured concrete wall, pier tube are installed and capped. The final step of the cap unites the pier into one solid piece of foundation repair.