Commercial Foundations Photo Album: Push piers in San Clemente
Homeowners in San Clemente, California, had noticed some signs of settlement at their home. They knew that the issue would only get worse so they called on Saber Geotechnical Construction Solutions to assist them with the repairs of their investment. The home had signs of settlement in the interior walls as well as the exterior of the home. The design specialist from Saber proposed that the home be stabilized using the push pier system. In order to place the piers at the right locations along the property concrete needed to be removed to allow for excavating at the foundation footings. Sixteen locations needed to be excavated and the concrete needed to be cut and removed from those locations. Once the location had been excavated 16 piers were placed, one at each location. There was also 7 pier locations at the property that needed helical anchor attachments with retrofit brackets for extra stabilization. The home was then lifted to maximum practical recovery and the homeowner, no longer sees the signs of settlement and has piece of mind knowing that the home is now stabilized.
Exterior
Exterior cracks around windows and doors are signs of soils settlement.
Exterior
Exterior cracking caused by unstable soils beneath the foundation.
Locations
Some of the piers which will be used to stabilize the home will be located in this area. The concrete will need to be cut and removed to excavate the holes where the pier will be placed.
Demo
Removing the concrete to expose the soil and excavate.
Demo
Concrete removal is necessary to expose the soil and prepare for the excavation to expose the footings.
Prep
Prepping the hole to install the pier and brackets.
Coverup
The pier locations are covered as the crew heads home for the night.
Coverup
The pier locations are covered so the crew can return in the morning to complete the project.
Pier install
Installing piers at the foundations footing to stabilize and lift the home to maximum practical recovery.
Attached hose
The hoses are attached so that the lift of the property can be preformed.
Hardware
The hardware is attached.
Hoses attached
The hoses have been attached to the piers and ready for the lift process to begin.
Hoses attached
The hoses have been attached to the piers and ready for the lift process to begin.
Prepping for lift
The pier is prepped for the lift.
Pier and Poly
Once the pier is in place and the lift is complete poly can be injected to further stabilize the property and fill any voids.
Backfill
Once the piers have been installed and the lift has been preformed the locations need to be backfilled with the soil, and then new concrete can be added.
Clean up
Once the project is complete the clean up can begin