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This sunroom had settled away from the rest of the home causing gaps, cracks, and other problems for the room. We stabilized this room by installing nine push piers around the perimeter of it. The push piers will ensure that this room stops settling. We installed three of the push piers on the left side of the room through the concrete patio. We then covered the patio with concrete, concealing the piers completely.
This chimney was starting to tilt away from the home, leaving the sealant between the chimney and the home compromised. If left unattended, the chimney could become damaged beyond repair. Luckily, the homeowner gave us a call so we could fix it with our peer underpinning system right away. Now, the chimney is stabilized and lifted back to where it was originally built. The homeowner can now seal the chimney for good.
This home had a horizontal crack in the foundation wall from settling issues. We used a helical pier system to stabilize and lift the foundation. If you look at the blue tape on the before picture, you can see the gap in the wall. In the after photo, you can see that the gap is gone.
We underpinned the corner of this Covington, KY, home with our helical piers in order to stop the foundation from settling. In order to underpin the corner, we first had to expose the footer by excavating around the corner. We then drilled our screw shaped piers into load-bearing soil found deep in the earth. We then attached the ends of the piers to the footer by using our "L" shaped brackets. We then attempted to lift the foundation with our hydraulic system. We finished the job by backfilling the trench with the dug up soil.
This load-bearing wall in Morning View, KY, was deflecting inwards due to external pressure pushing inwards on the foundation over time. This pressure had caused the wall to crack diagonally from the corner. We braced the wall with our PowerBraces to stabilize the wall. Our PowerBraces are made of galvanized steel to prevent rusting, and they have specially designed brackets that allows them to be attached to the floor joists in the ceiling without damaging them. The homeowner was relieved to know that this system will keep their wall safe and sound from the effects of external forces in the soil surrounding the wall.