Awesome animation of how releveling of a ring foundation is undertaken/completed. We undertake a similar method here in Auckland, New Zealand, however use a pressurized cement grout to "in fill" any gaps created by lifting of the footing or slab. We also cut and insert jacks directly beneath the footings and support and manually lift the mid floor bearers ( if applicable ). Great video guys from Access Foundations and Houselifting
Great illustration of re-leveling the perimeter foundation. Here in Christchurch, New Zealand we used different method such as under-pinning, screw piling jacking and slab jacking in re-leveling earthquake damage homes. A combination of mechanical jacking, the use of flowable grout and high pressure cement grout application.
Sounded just like what I needed then clicked on website and see they are out of California. A little far to come to Texas to help my little project....
hi, how can you be sure the strip foundation (which is designed for a uniform bearing surface) will be able to withstand the point loads from the new Pier footings you would install?
It is dependent on thickness of the footer. If the footer is not thick enough then you have to add additional steel between the bracket and the footer to spread the load. All of that is determined by an engineer. Any reputable piering company should be pulling permits and having and engineer review the design to avoid damaging the existing footings.
I once repaired a foundation by digging 6 foot depp holes around the foundation and pouring large blocks of concrete every 5 feet or so. It required a backhoe, plywood forms, yards and yards of concrete, rebar, going under the house and jacking up beams. even then it was still sitting on dirt. This seems a lot easier.
Hi Anthony ... thank you for your comment. Yes, push piers are much easier than then the method you explained ;) additionally, they are a permanent solution since they go down deep, beyond the problem soil to rest firmly in bedrock. With hydraulics, the push piers even have a chance to level your home too.
Does installing the push pier sections cause vibration in the house? Do you install one pier at a time or add sections to each support so that the whole section is improved evenly? What are the chances of long term settlement for the push piers?
Usually not. The footer is chipped away at the location of install to allow the pier bracket to get directly under the wall. When driving steel and attempting lift all motion is verticle.
It can if the crew doesn’t keep a close eye on how much they are lifting. It’s possible to dish the slab by lifting the low areas too much. That’s why the simultaneous slow lifting capabilities of this system are superior.
One company out of 3 is recommending AP-430 chemical grout after the lift. This is not the same as the poly foam im getting from the other two and this video. What’s the difference and is it important?
Hi, I had this done on my cracked concrete slab foundation but the company did NOT perform step 9 (filling voids with foam). Is that a problem? Thank you!
Hi Dion. Filling voids with polyurethane foam after installing piers is definitely something you would want to be done. Although piers will support your foundation in of themselves, the polyurethane foam provides that "extra" to make the foundation more secure. It also helps keep the slab level for a longer period of time given that there is no empty space beneath.
Hi! I live in Oregon and am looking to getting this done on my mother 100 + old home. What route did you go with, such as the type of repair and company? Thank you!
will not hydraulic pressure distribute to different pillars at different time? So far as I remember, on some mechines, such as lifting of a grass cutter platform from both sides of a tractor, it is lifted in different pace, one side would alway be slightly later than the other. Just curious, reality makes me think like this.
Shouldn't the fill be added before the hydraulic pressure boosting the piers is removed? Then the structure will come to rest on the fill and and piers evenly, instead of greater stress on the piers alone.
In a home with poured concrete basement walls can the piers be placed inside to jack the foundation? Excavating all the way down would destroy the garage slab and basement widow wells.
Yes they can. You would be installing from inside the basement. Depending on how your basement was constructed you may end up with the tops of the pier brackets sticking out of the concrete. A lot of times homeowners will pour a concrete "curb" over top of the pier brackets to cover them up. Another consideration when doing it this way is ground water. Because of hydrostatic pressure, you can end up with ground water pushing through the pier tubing at the bracket.
How would these work in a hillside setting where the soil is very slowly flowing downhill. There doesn't appear to be anything connecting each steel cylinder to the next, so they look like they would just drift away from the house over the years. Is connectors a detail left out of the animation, or are they not part of the solution? If not part of the solution, how does this work in a sloping area with high soil fluidity?
Push piers as installed above are designed for verticle stabilization. If you are dealing with a situation of hillside creep or slumping of fill soils then you would need helical tie-backs attached to each of your piers. They are essentially helical piers that are installed sideways into the slope to act as an anchors against lateral movement.
Hi Rick, Thank you for your question. We are located in Southern California and mainly service residential customers in this area. We do service commercial customers in other areas depending on the job. Please message us more info on the job and we can either provide a free quote or put you in touch with a local service provider for a quote.
Yep, I just got a quote for $1,000/pier (from a local company) plus a soil test fee and some other costs. An 8 pier job was quoted at $11,500. I am attempting to get a second quote now.
This is why we don't have issues with foundations in Europe. Our foundations are 2 meters deep to begin with. This is just a tiny slab that of course will crack at some point.
It takes about a moment on Google with the word foundation problem, plus whatever country you want to in Europe to find that foundation issues are absolutely a thing in Europe. Sorry, you’re not that special after all.
I have a 4 course crawl that a tree root pushed up and adversely a missing downspout elbow undermined the corner causing the footing to crack running up the block. I need to lift and sure up the footing and seal the gap. I also have a sag in the middle of the house so a pier and beam maybe necessary... thank you (New Jersey) www.HomeMortgage.net
Why porus foam? Why not something solid like.... rock? or concrete? And why leave all that pipe in the ground? I'm guessing because pulling it out would leave some minor sinkhole effect?
The pipe (steel piers) permanently support the foundation. This is why the stay in the ground. We used polyuethane foam to fill the gaps. Rock or concrete will shift or crack/break with earth movement. Our polyurethane foam is non-disruptive, Eco-friendly and super fast.
If the Helical Pier didn't fail, no need for poly foam. The issue I have with every type of helical pier system is the destruction to the footing during the installation process. During dry seasons the soil expands away from the helical pier making it unstable. The bracket that's bolted where a section of the footing was broke off will come loose and then the home or building sinks again. The King Piers Footing Support Pier System www.kingpiers.com are the pioneers of lifting heavy buildings and homes at the footing without destruction to the footing.
These are being cantilevered against the structure. The weight of the structure and the type of soil they're being pressed into determines the depth achieved....not very good when pushing against a wood frame house with brick veneer and hollow bock pillars in the rocky Nashville area...right? I'm sure you guys don't recommend many of these...About the equivalent of pushing a nail into a concrete driveway with your thumb....
Hi Elam. The piers are attached to the structure with a steel bracket. The steel bracket is attached to the footing of the foundation. The piers are driven in the earth beneath the foundation into solid bedrock before being attached to the foundation.
The piers are hydraulically driven into the earth. We perform this process in Southern California, where the earth beneath most foundations is solid rock.
Great question Julian! Our polyurethane foam saves up to 50% the cost of conventional concrete replacement. It’s also made from 100% recycled materials and will not create a mess on your landscaping. Super Eco-Friendly! And another great benefit is that there is immediate turnaround meaning it hardens in only 15 minutes.
This is the only permanent solution for stabilizing a foundation or structure. You can find out more at our site .... foundationtechnology.com/services/helical-piers-anchors/
Thank you for your comment. We are a foundation repair company. The link in our last comment was not to a commercial advertisement but rather to a page on our site where more info on push piers can be found. Push piers are essentially large, galvanized steel piers that are hydraulically "pushed" into the earth, beneath your foundation or structure, until competent, load-bearing strata or bedrock is reached. The pier is then mounted with a steel bracket to either your foundation footing or structure to achieve permanent stability, even in the most unstable soil conditions.
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I do this everyday for a living hand digging holes carrying piers the whole 9 yards great animation really puts things in perspective
Awesome animation of how releveling of a ring foundation is undertaken/completed. We undertake a similar method here in Auckland, New Zealand, however use a pressurized cement grout to "in fill" any gaps created by lifting of the footing or slab. We also cut and insert jacks directly beneath the footings and support and manually lift the mid floor bearers ( if applicable ). Great video guys from Access Foundations and Houselifting
Great illustration of re-leveling the perimeter foundation. Here in Christchurch, New Zealand we used different method such as under-pinning, screw piling jacking and slab jacking in re-leveling earthquake damage homes. A combination of mechanical jacking, the use of flowable grout and high pressure cement grout application.
Foundation repair solutions at its best! Awesome vid!
Sounded just like what I needed then clicked on website and see they are out of California. A little far to come to Texas to help my little project....
My company installs these exact push piers in SA and S TX in general. Call Foundation Support Specialist and ask for Jared.
nice detailed video on repairing the home foundation
hi, how can you be sure the strip foundation (which is designed for a uniform bearing surface) will be able to withstand the point loads from the new Pier footings you would install?
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It is dependent on thickness of the footer. If the footer is not thick enough then you have to add additional steel between the bracket and the footer to spread the load. All of that is determined by an engineer. Any reputable piering company should be pulling permits and having and engineer review the design to avoid damaging the existing footings.
I once repaired a foundation by digging 6 foot depp holes around the foundation and pouring large blocks of concrete every 5 feet or so. It required a backhoe, plywood forms, yards and yards of concrete, rebar, going under the house and jacking up beams. even then it was still sitting on dirt. This seems a lot easier.
Hi Anthony ... thank you for your comment. Yes, push piers are much easier than then the method you explained ;) additionally, they are a permanent solution since they go down deep, beyond the problem soil to rest firmly in bedrock. With hydraulics, the push piers even have a chance to level your home too.
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Does installing the push pier sections cause vibration in the house? Do you install one pier at a time or add sections to each support so that the whole section is improved evenly? What are the chances of long term settlement for the push piers?
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Great idea. Is there a tendency for the foundation to tip inwards if all the lift is on the outside edge?
Usually not. The footer is chipped away at the location of install to allow the pier bracket to get directly under the wall. When driving steel and attempting lift all motion is verticle.
It can if the crew doesn’t keep a close eye on how much they are lifting. It’s possible to dish the slab by lifting the low areas too much. That’s why the simultaneous slow lifting capabilities of this system are superior.
good work
Thats pretty intense
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How much would it cost for 6 piers to bring up corner of old brick House
This looks revolutionary! Only, my wallet reminds me otherwise........
Foundation repair is so much more expensive if you gotta pay for it more than once!
One company out of 3 is recommending AP-430 chemical grout after the lift. This is not the same as the poly foam im getting from the other two and this video. What’s the difference and is it important?
Hi, I had this done on my cracked concrete slab foundation but the company did NOT perform step 9 (filling voids with foam). Is that a problem? Thank you!
Hi Dion. Filling voids with polyurethane foam after installing piers is definitely something you would want to be done. Although piers will support your foundation in of themselves, the polyurethane foam provides that "extra" to make the foundation more secure. It also helps keep the slab level for a longer period of time given that there is no empty space beneath.
can this method be used to lift/level a house that is leaning or has lowered on one of the corners?
Could this be done from the inside, in a full basement?
Ohio basement is scheduled to to mine from inside
Do you operate in Boston area?
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I am looking at a house in Oregon. A bid by Terrafirma is $130,000. plus extra for unknown.
Hi! I live in Oregon and am looking to getting this done on my mother 100 + old home. What route did you go with, such as the type of repair and company?
Thank you!
ho, you don't do cold weather...
About how much will this cost? Will the home insurance cover this?
will not hydraulic pressure distribute to different pillars at different time? So far as I remember, on some mechines, such as lifting of a grass cutter platform from both sides of a tractor, it is lifted in different pace, one side would alway be slightly later than the other. Just curious, reality makes me think like this.
how much?
Very nice animation...thanks for sharing. May I link the video from my website?
like the bolts wont snap off !!!
Daniel Lanois for background music too!??....nice
how much does it cost in foundation repair
I have a bid for $130,000.00 But there are many clauses that could add more.
Shouldn't the fill be added before the hydraulic pressure boosting the piers is removed? Then the structure will come to rest on the fill and and piers evenly, instead of greater stress on the piers alone.
In a home with poured concrete basement walls can the piers be placed inside to jack the foundation? Excavating all the way down would destroy the garage slab and basement widow wells.
Yes they can. You would be installing from inside the basement. Depending on how your basement was constructed you may end up with the tops of the pier brackets sticking out of the concrete. A lot of times homeowners will pour a concrete "curb" over top of the pier brackets to cover them up. Another consideration when doing it this way is ground water. Because of hydrostatic pressure, you can end up with ground water pushing through the pier tubing at the bracket.
where can I buy these hydraulic cylinder and the bracket that house it?
Where are you located?
@@Foundationtechnology I am in South Carolina and Am interested as well.
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where can i buy these type of equipment ?
Hi is anyone doing this repair in christchurch new zealand?
This method is used around the world.
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It works just in PC not in real. There is no additional video which proves it works in practical world.
Savita Bhabhi I do this all day every day I have the blisters to prove it
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How would these work in a hillside setting where the soil is very slowly flowing downhill. There doesn't appear to be anything connecting each steel cylinder to the next, so they look like they would just drift away from the house over the years.
Is connectors a detail left out of the animation, or are they not part of the solution? If not part of the solution, how does this work in a sloping area with high soil fluidity?
Push piers as installed above are designed for verticle stabilization. If you are dealing with a situation of hillside creep or slumping of fill soils then you would need helical tie-backs attached to each of your piers. They are essentially helical piers that are installed sideways into the slope to act as an anchors against lateral movement.
how much will a job like this cost in nj 07032 area
Hi Rick, Thank you for your question. We are located in Southern California and mainly service residential customers in this area. We do service commercial customers in other areas depending on the job. Please message us more info on the job and we can either provide a free quote or put you in touch with a local service provider for a quote.
Foundation Technology , I live in WA state, also, how much will it cost for me to hire you guys? Thanks in advance :)
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Does anybody have any idea what something like this would cost? ANYBODY?????
My guess is about 70 to 80% of what a conventional repair would cost.
Several years ago it cost $1200 per pier to install. 5 piers = $6000, Kansas City area.
Yep, I just got a quote for $1,000/pier (from a local company) plus a soil test fee and some other costs. An 8 pier job was quoted at $11,500. I am attempting to get a second quote now.
This is why we don't have issues with foundations in Europe. Our foundations are 2 meters deep to begin with. This is just a tiny slab that of course will crack at some point.
If the dwelling is in incompetent soil, clay for example, the depth of the beams means nothing.
It takes about a moment on Google with the word foundation problem, plus whatever country you want to in Europe to find that foundation issues are absolutely a thing in Europe. Sorry, you’re not that special after all.
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Anyone having this done? -- my foundation contractor is proposing these push piers - now at a cost of $70,000 ouch
I have a 4 course crawl that a tree root pushed up and adversely a missing downspout elbow undermined the corner causing the footing to crack running up the block. I need to lift and sure up the footing and seal the gap. I also have a sag in the middle of the house so a pier and beam maybe necessary... thank you (New Jersey) www.HomeMortgage.net
Music was horrific
How well does this solution work on homes with concrete basements?
Hi Rod, it works great with homes with concrete basements. The piers attach to the footings of the foundation to support the home.
Why porus foam? Why not something solid like.... rock? or concrete? And why leave all that pipe in the ground? I'm guessing because pulling it out would leave some minor sinkhole effect?
The pipe (steel piers) permanently support the foundation. This is why the stay in the ground. We used polyuethane foam to fill the gaps. Rock or concrete will shift or crack/break with earth movement. Our polyurethane foam is non-disruptive, Eco-friendly and super fast.
If the Helical Pier didn't fail, no need for poly foam. The issue I have with every type of helical pier system is the destruction to the footing during the installation process. During dry seasons the soil expands away from the helical pier making it unstable. The bracket that's bolted where a section of the footing was broke off will come loose and then the home or building sinks again. The King Piers Footing Support Pier System www.kingpiers.com are the pioneers of lifting heavy buildings and homes at the footing without destruction to the footing.
Uh? "Polyurethane is eco-friendly", really? Never heard that before. How long does it take to degrade and what are the degradants?
I guess they forget that there are piers on the inside area as well...
Left a dislike, the title says "foundation repair using helical piers," this system is demonstrating "push piers."
Why is this made in cartoon fantasy land?
y in the video do the couplers get tightened on lift cylinder and then removed should be tightening the top nut on the top cap
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These are being cantilevered against the structure. The weight of the structure and the type of soil they're being pressed into determines the depth achieved....not very good when pushing against a wood frame house with brick veneer and hollow bock pillars in the rocky Nashville area...right? I'm sure you guys don't recommend many of these...About the equivalent of pushing a nail into a concrete driveway with your thumb....
Hi Elam. The piers are attached to the structure with a steel bracket. The steel bracket is attached to the footing of the foundation. The piers are driven in the earth beneath the foundation into solid bedrock before being attached to the foundation.
Nothing is being driven deeper than a few feet in the Nashville area..period,,,, and what weight source are you using to "drive"(press) against?
Hello? Your weight source is the house itself correct?
The piers are hydraulically driven into the earth. We perform this process in Southern California, where the earth beneath most foundations is solid rock.
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Foam ... :-D Everything in the States is made from plastic and foam ... why no cement based filling?
Great question Julian! Our polyurethane foam saves up to 50% the cost of conventional concrete replacement. It’s also made from 100% recycled materials and will not create a mess on your landscaping. Super Eco-Friendly! And another great benefit is that there is immediate turnaround meaning it hardens in only 15 minutes.
so can we buy the bits and diy it in new zealand chch thanks mal
There most likely is an installer of push piers in New Zealand ... a professional is needed. This is not a DIY process.
This is not good.
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This doesn't seem like it would be a very good fix.
Why not?
This is the only permanent solution for stabilizing a foundation or structure. You can find out more at our site .... foundationtechnology.com/services/helical-piers-anchors/
Or you could explain what you meant here instead of directing me to commercial advertisements.....
Thank you for your comment. We are a foundation repair company. The link in our last comment was not to a commercial advertisement but rather to a page on our site where more info on push piers can be found.
Push piers are essentially large, galvanized steel piers that are hydraulically "pushed" into the earth, beneath your foundation or structure, until competent, load-bearing strata or bedrock is reached. The pier is then mounted with a steel bracket to either your foundation footing or structure to achieve permanent stability, even in the most unstable soil conditions.
So.... why doesnt it seem like a good fix in your opinion?
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Nope that is not the best
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wtfis with the audio
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Not...trusting
Or you can use a $20 bottle jack and do it yourself for a few hundred dollars or less.
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Are you slow?
@@patty109109 NO, I am fast. Are you slow?