What’s Involved In Piering Installation?
Knowing that your home is suffering from structural damage brings a lot of stress into the life of a property owner. What’s Involved In Piering Installation? After all, untreated instability or cracking in a foundation can lead to catastrophic damages that cost many thousands of dollars or even result in the condemnation of you residence. Rather than face these consequences, many homeowners will opt for the less dramatic option of piering a house. What’s Involved In Piering Installation?
Removal Of Landscaping
Piering a house often involves the removal of landscaping that’s within six feet of the home’s foundation. This can be a difficult reality for homeowners who have spent many years building up flower beds or other landscaping in close proximity to the home. When piering a house, MAGNUM® Piering will always attempt to keep as much of this area intact as possible.
Soil Excavation
Once the landscaping has been removed, large equipment will be used to dig a trench around the house. The installation company will dig down as far as is required to reveal the footing of the concrete foundation.
Anchoring Brackets Attached
Once the bottom lip of the foundation has been located, brackets made of heavy-duty steel will be attached to the concrete footings.
Piers Embedded
After the brackets are securely in place, it’s time for the pivotal step in piering a house. Piers are driven down into the soil under your until the point that they hit bedrock or an area of equally-stable soil.
Weight Transfer
Ever so carefully, the engineers will transfer the weight of the house from the soil on which the foundation was laid to the newly-installed piers. The idea is that the unstable soil will no longer be responsible for holding up the house. Instead, this load will be borne by the stable bedrock or hardpack beneath.
Final Inspection
Once the weight of the home has been transferred, an engineer will inspect all of the work. It’s up to them to decide whether piering a house has been performed correctly or not. Once approved, the soil and landscaping will be replaced, hopefully looking no worse for the wear.