Foundation Settlement
This structural problem has many causes. It could be a result of poor building materials or techniques used during the time when the home was being built. Or it could be a result of unfavorable soil conditions around the home. This includes soggy soil from a wet spring or fall, or it could be from soil that wasn’t properly backfilled. This can create voids or gaps beneath the home that it will eventually start to sink into.
Foundation Problems
Warning Signs of the Problem
- Noticeable sinking on one or more sides of the home
- Interior and exterior cracks form on walls and next to window or door frames
- Windows and doors are not easy to open or close
- Spots on the first floor of the home don’t feel level
Piering
To take care of the problem, St. Louis Basement Pros can install helical and push piers.
Push Piers
These are designed to stabilize and/or lift foundations by transferring the weight of the home from unstable soil to the suitable more stable soils below. This is achieved by hydraulically driving push pier sections through a bracket (which is attached to the foundation footing) until they reach stable soil. Stable soils are determined by load testing every pier as they are being installed. They are hydraulically driven until they reach the desired resistance, giving them a safety factor of two to three.
Helical Piers
These can be installed in all weather conditions, and installation is easier due to only needing small equipment for install. They install without costly and messy excavation, and allow concrete to be poured immediately after being placed in the ground.
Testimonials
Basement Wall Crack Repair
The basement wall crack repair crew was on time, polite, and personable. I am very pleased with the work done.
Spray Foam Insulation
The spray foam insulation installers kept me informed of progress. They were honest when they could not access one area of my bay for insulation completion, so we negotiated a price. Excellent communication of job progress!
Basement waterproofing, leaky basement issue
This is Vincent in Chesterfield and I wanted to say “thanks” for making peace in our household. For the past 5 years I have been putting all kinds of short term bandaids on our water intrusion issue in the basement….we finally went ahead and install the drain tile and sump as your team recommended.
After all this time I finally have no worries when I hear it starting to rain. Just this past week our rain gauge showed almost 3″ in about 5 hours – not a drop of water in the basement or crawl space.
Excellent work and again thank you….
