Foundation Repair Photo Album: Fix settling foundation in Caledonia, ON

David has a house in Caledonia, On that has a settling foundation. The best way to fix the settlement problem is to install a piering system. There are two types of piering systems that are standard in the industry. Push piers and helical piers. They both do the same job but installed differently. In this case, the engineer recommend push piers. Push piers are tubes of steel that are driven by force through a bracket that is installed on the footing. The steel tubes are push to a depth where it hits bedrock or supporting ground. Then the house can be lifted back into position.

Installer checks drawings

It's important to get this right so Our installer, Dustin, checks the drawings from the engineer for proper load calculations and placement

Excavation of the foundation

The foundation is excavated down to the footings.

Footing exposed

The foundation wall and footings are exposed to mount the push pier brackets

Brackets are mounted

BRackets are mounted onto the footings to drive the push piers through

Drive stand.

A drive stand is mounted to use a hydraulic press to push the pier tubes down.

THe piers installed

All the piers are installed and the house is lifted. The piers are capped so that they cannot settle.

Foundation is wrapped

The foundation is wrapped and waterproofed.

Drive cylinder

The Drive cylinder is mounted on the bracket to push the tubes.

Soil pressures

Each tube is documented with the depth and soil pressure so the engineer can sign off on the lift. The engineer specified the soil pressure for each pier. The Pressure is record every 2 feet.