Foundation Repair Photo Album: Helical Piers in Granada Hills
Exterior
Exterior bowing can be a sign of serious settlement issues.
Exterior
Piers will be located at the footing in this area.
Exterior
This will be a pier location.
Exterior
Exterior cracking in the stucco is a sign of settlement.
Exterior
Exterior cracking in the stucco is a sign of settlement.
Crawlspace
The entrance to the crawlspace beneath the home were the sill plate bolting will occur.
Crawlspace
Another entrance or exit to the homes crawlspace.
Crawlspace
The crawlspace is the area in which the sill plates will be bolted.
Crawlspace
Crawlspace
Crawl space
There are signs of settlement in the crawlspace, as well.
Pier location
This area is ready to be prepped holes will be dug and the footing will be exposed so that the piers can be installed.
Pier location
The location of the piers is key to repairing and stabilizing the home.
Driving
Driving the pier into the ground until it reaches soil bed rock.
Helical pier
The helical pier is being driven into the ground until it reaches solid bed rock.
Cut concrete
The two locations needed to have the concrete removed for the piers to be located and have maximum stabilization occur.
Prep
Prepping the footing to install the helical pier.
Prep
Prepping the footing to install the pier.
Pier installed
The pier has been installed now the hole will be back filled and the pier will remain a permanent fixture.
Pier
The pier has been installed
Pier
An up close of the installed pier.
After lift
The separation of the footing after the lift causes a void which will be filling using PolyLEVEL™
After lift
The separation of the footing after the lift causes a void which will be filling using PolyLEVEL™
Clean up
The piers have been installed and the holes have been backfilled now time for clean up and the project is complete.
