Photo Album: Foundation stabilization in Dundas, ON

Lloyd from Dundas feared that his house may be settling or perhaps wanting to fall down the hill in his backyard. Lloyd called Omni Basement Systems to apply a foundation stabilization called Push Piers. Push piers are galvanized steel tubes that are pushed down through the soil until they reach bedrock or very dense soil that will support the house. First thing is to hire an engineer to design the system based on the soil type and the load factor from the house. Once Omni has the design, we can start the job.  Omni installed 3 push piers on the inside of the home and 6 on the exterior of the home.  For the exteriors, the soil had to be removed at the rear of the home and on the inside, pot holes in the floor had to be dug to reach the footing that was 4 feet down. then the Pier brackets can be bolted to the foundation and Pier tubes can be pushed through the brackets until the tubes reach the load factor specified. This is done by using a hydraulic press. When they reach the loads, the tubes are capped off and at that point, the house can be lifted back or in this case, stabilized from sinking.