How Push Piers Fix Your Settling Foundation
There are several ways to address foundations needing repair, but the PUSH PIER SYSTEM is engineered to handle the heaviest structural loads. Steel push piers offer a permanent solution to stabilize your home’s foundation, and in many cases, they can even lift your home back to its original level, helping to close cracks and improve the operation of doors and windows.
To understand why push pier systems are considered the ultimate solution for stabilizing the foundations of heavier structures, it’s important to understand how these systems work.
Here’s the step-by-step process: First, we excavate the soil around your foundation’s footing where the pier will be installed. Then, we position a specially engineered steel bracket under the footing. Using hydraulic pressure, we drive steel pier sections through the bracket until they reach bedrock or stable soil. The home’s weight is then transferred from the concrete foundation, through the steel bracket and piers, to the deep, load-bearing soil or bedrock. After stabilization, we can attempt to lift the home back to its original position. Once this is achieved, the soil is backfilled, concealing the entire system from view and leaving your home permanently stabilized.
How Long Does Push Pier Foundation Last?
Repairing your property’s foundation is not something to take lightly. It’s important to do your research on the options available to you to make the best choice for the future of your property. A push pier foundation is an excellent choice for residential property owners who want a solution that will last for a lifetime. Properly installed push pier foundations are designed to be permanent. With Baird Foundation Repair’s Foundation SUPPORTWORKS™ PUSH PIER SYSTEM, you receive a lifetime warranty.
Unlike concrete underpinnings, which can shrink, or concrete piers, which can crack or break, push piers offer the ultimate in foundation stabilization. Push piers could lift the structure back to level as well as permanently stabilize the foundation without maintenance.
Choose Baird Foundation Repair
While push piers can permanently solve your residential foundation problems, not all push pier systems or installers are equal. It is wise to do your research and ask what type of system your chosen professional recommends. At Baird Foundation Repair, we use and recommend Foundation Supportworks™ push pier systems, which are warrantied against further foundation issues. If you need a lasting solution for stabilizing your home’s foundation, reach out to Baird Foundation Repair for a complimentary inspection!
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