High Tide Advisory: Reinforce your Sea Walls with Saber

As many of you may already know there is a High Tide Advisory for all Los Angeles and San Diego Beach communities, the threat of high tide is concerning to many with property along the beach front.  Saber Geotechnical Construction Solutions reinforces existing sea walls, at Saber we provide our seawall repairs and bulkhead repair services to residents all throughout Greater Los Angeles and Southern California. Our service area covers a good portion of San Diego, San Bernardino, Riverside, Ventura, Los Angeles and Orange Counties, including: Los Angeles, San Diego, Long Beach, Newport Beach, Oceanside, Huntington Beach, Corona Del Mar, and many cities nearby! 

Replacing a seawall can be an extremely expensive and daunting task, so Saber has put it’s foundation wall repair expertise to work in stabilizing existing seawalls.  Seawalls, no matter how well constructed, are subject to constant stress from wave action, and even more so during high tide and storms. The process used to reinforce the sea wall is similar to the repair of the foundation walls and that of land locked retaining walls.  Helical anchors also called tiebacks or earth screws, provide the lateral support to firmly secure the wall to the shore.

So how are these helical anchors installed?  Holes are bored in the existing seawall to accommodate the required number of helical anchors.  Helical tiebacks are then driven landward with high torque, such as a hydraulic drilling rig.  Extension shafts with and sometimes without helix plates, may be needed to allow the tieback to reach competent, load-bearing soils.  The strong beam is then secured at the seawall over the anchor wall. 

To repair or reinforce masonry seawalls, steel sheet pile, boardwalks, boat docks, and bulkheads, Helical marine anchors may be used.  These helical marine anchors may also be used when building a new seawall.  When it comes to new construction, helical anchors are superior to the use of concrete deadmen.

If you’re looking for a fast, cost-effective, and minimally disruptive way to repair a seawall that shows signs of distress, contact Saber Foundation Repair for a free inspection.

The following is a link showing the affects of the high tides and the dangers of the recent storm off the coast.  http://www.gillettenewsrecord.com/ap/national/article_b7421ee4-9b61-5cf3-9312-464e4bfbffe7.html