Setting up Piers
The installers were placing the pier footing in the ground then getting ready to install the rest of the system.
Notching out the Foot
When piering, workers have to notch out the footing in order to install the bracket.
Raising the House
The push piers are installed into the ground to help stabilize the house and bring it back up to its original position.
Push Pier Line Up
Enough dirt had to be dug out in order to install all the push piers side by side.
Footing
This is a footing of what the actual pier rests in.
Setting Foundation
This is one of the many cracks found in a settling house, it's called a stair step crack.
Push Piers in the Ground
The Piers are inserted into the ground and then buried again to make it appear like they were never there.
Wide Stair Step
These wide crack is the result of a settling house that has gone unfixed for a long time.
Hole in the Wall
Sometimes settling can cause cracks to form that end up creating holes in the wall.
Stair Step
After a long period of time, a stair step crack will get wider and grow longer as the problem isn't fixed.