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What is Foundation Piering?
By pegobuilders | August 19, 2010
Over times many homes experience foundation settlement due to compressing of the loose soil used to fill the same. Simply speaking this phenomenon indicates any kind of movement in the foundation that causes the home to become unaligned with the structural level. If not remedied promptly, this can cause cosmetic damages to the building in the form of cracked drywalls and tiles and protruded doors. One of the most common solutions to this problem is foundation piering in which the structural engineers stabilize the foundation by lifting the same with the help of steel piers.
Depending on the situation of your home, a structural engineer can decide to use a resistance pier or a helical pier to support your house. While both the piers are driven into the foundation hydraulically, the process is slightly different for the two. Once these piers are installed you can relax about your foundation problems and do not need to worry about any kind of foundation failure in the future.
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