Foundation Setting usually requires a professional company to come fix the problem. The following problems indicate you may need piers installed.
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Windows and doors are sticking, hard to open.
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There are large gaps in window and door frames.
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Interior plaster walls are cracking.
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Multiple nail pops are appearing in ceilings and walls.
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Walls are beginning to lean noticeably.
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Window and / or door trim are developing spaces.
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Floors are starting to settle and become uneven.
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Chimneys are tilting or leaning.
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Foundations are sinking.
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Cracks can be seen in foundations or basement walls.
Benefits
- No heavy equipment normally needed.
- No waiting weeks (28 days!) for concrete to dry - can be installed in as little as 2 days!
- Can be installed in limited access areas.
- Faster and lower cost than old fashioned methods
- Can be installed year-round.
- How the Grip-Tite® Foundation Pier System Works
What to Expect
- First we attach to your home's footings a series of Grip-Tite®'
Foundation Pier anchoring brackets of heavy, industrial-strength
steel
- Then high-pressure equipment hydraulically drives rugged steel piers
down to solid bedrock or equal load-bearing strata (this
reinforcement is done below ground-nothing is exposed). Each pier is
individually anchored and tested for successful load bearing
- Finally the weight of your home, anchored to the steel brackets, is carefully transferred from unstable soil to rock-solid piers so your home or commercial building is secure with the pier system permanently in place and hidden from view.