Foundation Repair Contractors Fix Your Home With Push Piers
What happens when you’ve started to notice cracks around your home, like wall cracks in the basement or cracks in your driveway? While there are several types of cracks that can have different meanings, larger cracks are usually due to a foundation issue. At IWP Foundation Repair, our foundation repair contractors will take the time to inspect the cracks in your home and come up with the best solution for you. One of the repair solutions we use most is installation of push piers.
What are Push Piers, and when do Foundation Repair Contractors use them?
Push piers are sections of pipe that are inserted into the ground to help stabilize a home’s foundation. IWP uses top quality push piers from Earth Contact Products, or ECP, to ensure the best engineered solution to your foundation problems. The piers are driven into the ground until they reach stable soil. The weight of the home is then transferred onto the stable soil through the piers. If the foundation needs to be lifted, the foundation repair contractor will lift the foundation to its original position. This is a great permanent solution for settling foundations that does not require the use of concrete.
When to use Push Piers:
Push piers are not the only solution for foundation repair, however there are plenty of circumstances that make push piers the right solution.
- Heavier Structures, Like two-story homes or brick buildings are ideal because push piers rely on the weight of the building to drive them into stable soil. That being said, this may not be the best solution for lighter structures, like a garage or deck.
- Tight Spaces can be a deal breaker for some repair solutions, but push piers don’t require a lot of space for installation. The space required can be as small as just a few feet.
- When you don’t know the local soil conditions, push piers are less risky. Because they are pushed all the way down to stable soil or bedrock, there is no need to consider the soil near the surface.
Trust IWP to find the Best Solution
When your foundation starts to settle, you will start to see the tell-tale signs: wall cracks, bowing walls, sticking floors or windows, and uneven basement floors. When this happens, make sure you reach out to a qualified foundation repair contractor that will do the job right the first time. To learn more about foundation repair solutions and get a free consultation, contact IWP Foundation Repair today.
