Helical piers
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What are helical piers used for?
Helical piers are a different way of dealing with foundation repairs that need to take place underneath the dirt that is covering up the foundation of your home. Depending on what kind of damage that you have, some of the repairs can be taken care of by installing helical piers, or helical piles. These kinds of repairs only take place when the problem with the foundation is deep under the earth and is out of reach for the crews to get to with a reasonable amount of effort. So, using helical piers is the best way to get to a foundation that is sinking and out of reach. But how do they actually work? Well, to start, some houses are built on extremely deep foundations because of the quality of soil that surrounds the home. If you live in a particularly wet area, then your foundation will need to be at a lower point so that the ground around the foundation, that the concrete physically sits on, is compacted tightly enough that it won’t move, and that the soil around the foundation won’t disappear with the erosion of the earth. After the foundation is built, and the rest of the home is started, the foundation is then covered back up with the dirt that was originally moved and is then used as part of the landscaping, effectively hiding that ugly concrete underground. But what do you do if you have a natural disaster, or more likely, the ground that you're buried foundation was laid on wasn’t properly flattened and compacted and you’re foundation is damaged?
This is a problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible, of course, because if any kind of damage is left to it’s own devices then a variety of problems could arise. If there is a crack in your foundation, then you could not only have ground water leaking into your basement which could lead to flooding, but also anything creepily crawling around in the dirt, and all sorts of molds that could put you and all of your loved ones at risk. Not to mention what happens with you allow cracks to grow over time to the rest of your home. There are commonly four types of cracks that occur in the foundation of a home: diagonal, vertical, horizontal, and spider webbing cracks. Two of these cracks are usually not that big of a deal to repair, and can be fixed really easily by any trained professional, without the needed use of a helical pier to be installed. Those two cracks are the diagonal and vertical cracks. Those kinds of cracks are usually caused by settling in the earth, and aren’t that big of a deal because they don’t cause much damage if they are caught in the early stages and filled with an epoxy sealant, which is basically industrial strength glue that welds the concrete back together to make it seem like brand new again.
This is a problem that needs to be taken care of as soon as possible, of course, because if any kind of damage is left to it’s own devices then a variety of problems could arise. If there is a crack in your foundation, then you could not only have ground water leaking into your basement which could lead to flooding, but also anything creepily crawling around in the dirt, and all sorts of molds that could put you and all of your loved ones at risk. Not to mention what happens with you allow cracks to grow over time to the rest of your home. There are commonly four types of cracks that occur in the foundation of a home: diagonal, vertical, horizontal, and spider webbing cracks. Two of these cracks are usually not that big of a deal to repair, and can be fixed really easily by any trained professional, without the needed use of a helical pier to be installed. Those two cracks are the diagonal and vertical cracks. Those kinds of cracks are usually caused by settling in the earth, and aren’t that big of a deal because they don’t cause much damage if they are caught in the early stages and filled with an epoxy sealant, which is basically industrial strength glue that welds the concrete back together to make it seem like brand new again.
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How long do helical piers last?
Horizontal cracks, on the other side of things, are a really big deal and need to be taken care of as soon as they are found. These kind of cracks can spell out serious structural damage to the rest of your home, sometimes even showing the signs of the damage by bowing of the walls, weakening floors, and cracks in the ceiling, really foretelling the probable collapse of your home if the crack is allowed to spread. This spreading is called spider webbing cracks. Once any kind of crack changes direction, it is then classified as a spiderweb crack, and is the most serious kind of crack that you can have in your foundation. Of course, if your foundation was above ground, the first step would be to put the home on stilts, and then removed the ruined foundation. Once that destroyed foundation is removed, the ground would be properly sifted for overly sized rocks, recompacted until it was almost completely solid, then a brand new foundation would be poured so that your home could be safe from any possible damage that could have occurred if the foundation would have been left to its own devices.
But, like we said, you don’t have a foundation that is above ground but you still have the problem of cracking in your foundation. That’s where the helical piers come into play. At Denver CO. Foundation Repair, we have trained foundation experts who can come to your home at a moments notice and install the life saving upgrade that is helical piers. These helical piers are called that because the steel that is put down into the foundation is a rounded helix, which makes it perfect for attracting and holding together the concrete while helping support the rest of the home. Helical Piers are pushed into the foundation to reinforce, and keep your structure safe from collapsing. No one wants to find their roof around their ankles, and when you install a helical pier you can know that that won’t ever happen to you. If you need one of these installed in your home, you should call the number that is listed on the site to be connected with our professionals immediately. Let’s say that you know that there is damage in your foundation, but you don’t know how bad it is and if it needs any serious repairs. The best way to learn about your foundation is by talking with one of our professional contractors in the Denver CO area to learn all you can about your home and what supports it.
But, like we said, you don’t have a foundation that is above ground but you still have the problem of cracking in your foundation. That’s where the helical piers come into play. At Denver CO. Foundation Repair, we have trained foundation experts who can come to your home at a moments notice and install the life saving upgrade that is helical piers. These helical piers are called that because the steel that is put down into the foundation is a rounded helix, which makes it perfect for attracting and holding together the concrete while helping support the rest of the home. Helical Piers are pushed into the foundation to reinforce, and keep your structure safe from collapsing. No one wants to find their roof around their ankles, and when you install a helical pier you can know that that won’t ever happen to you. If you need one of these installed in your home, you should call the number that is listed on the site to be connected with our professionals immediately. Let’s say that you know that there is damage in your foundation, but you don’t know how bad it is and if it needs any serious repairs. The best way to learn about your foundation is by talking with one of our professional contractors in the Denver CO area to learn all you can about your home and what supports it.
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