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Foundation Repair Services

Don't Overlook the Signs

Many people are unsure whether their foundation needs repair. The following are some signs you should look for:

  • Windows and doors that stick or are hard to open
  • Gaps in window and door frames
  • Interior plaster walls cracking
  • Nail pops in ceilings and walls
  • Leaning walls
  • Window and door trim developing spaces
  • Uneven floors
  • Tilting chimney
  • Sinking foundation
  • Cracks in foundation or basement walls

 

Anchor WallsAnchor Walls

Stabilize Your Foundation Without Destabilizing Your Bank Account

When it comes to cracking, buckling or a bowing basement wall, many homeowners are surprised to learn that rebuilding the entire wall isn't necessary and won't solve their problem. The Grip-Tite® Wall Anchor System, using technology developed by engineers, which has been evaluated and approved by building officials of the International Code Council, can be used to secure and stabilize deteriorating walls. The first wall anchor system to be patented, the Grip-Tite® Wall Anchor System restores the structural integrity of walls without having to rebuild them-saving you time and money.

Foundation Wall Repair That Doesn't Leave Your Home and Lawn in Disrepair

While rebuilding a foundation wall involves jacking up the house, excavating around the wall and building a new wall, the Grip-Tite® Wall Anchor System uses anchoring plates and rods to stabilize the wall and counteract pressure being exerted against the wall-without the cost and expense of rebuilding the basement wall.

Technicians install this system by inserting a steel anchor rod through the wall into the outside earth. A steel anchor is then attached to the rod through a vertical hole in the ground. Finally, a steel wall plate secures the rod to the inside basement wall.

Anchors can be placed in different locations along the basement wall and rod extenders can be used to avoid decks, flowerbeds and other landscaping. The entire process usually takes one day. Since we do not rebuild the entire wall, your home and lawn are left in almost the same condition as when the technicians arrived.

The Time to Act is Now

Your home is one of the biggest investments you'll ever make. Don't risk this investment by failing to take care of a cracked or bowing wall. Whether the cracking or bowing is caused by hydrostatic pressure, expansive soil-or some other problem-it's a problem that needs to be fixed by experts in foundation repair. Don't ignore a cracking and bowing basement wall, act now before the problem gets worse. By contacting Southcoast Exteriors today for a free inspection and estimate, you'll be saving yourself a lot of time and expense in the future.

Installation of Anchor System

  1. Distances are measured
  2. Sod is carefully removed and saved
  3. Anchor holes are dug by hand
  4. The initial hole is drilled in the basement wall
  5. The steel anchor rod is inserted
  6. The outside earth anchor is attached
  7. A steel wall plate is installed and tightened
  8. The hole is filled and the sod is replaced

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StabilizerThe Stabilizer

The stabilizer is used to level and stabilize existing support beams and floor joists.

Benefits

  • Heavy-duty steel column can support ultimate vertical loads greater than 60,000 pounds.
  • Minimal disturbance to crawlspace or surrounding property.
  • Excavation and installation typically completed in one day.
  • Compacted crushed stone base effectively transfers load to existing soils.
  • Professional installation by certified Grip-Tite dealers.

Stabilizer Installation

  1. A 2 foot square hole is dug where the stabilizer will be set.
  2. The hole is filled and compacted with well-graded crushed stone.
  3. The stabilizer is set on the compacted material and is adjusted to meet the existing wood or steal beam.
  4. The stabilizer bracket is attached to the beam.
  5. The stabilizer is adjusted to stabilize the floor from any further sinking of floor joists.

 

Push PierInstallation of the Push Piers

  1. The wall is dugout to the footings.
  2. The footings are prepared and the Grip-Tite piers are spaced accordingly.
  3. 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.)
  4. Each pier is anchored and tested for successful load-bearing.
  5. Finally the weight of your home 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

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Helical PierHelical Pier

Helix piers are mechanically screwed to deep stable soils, allowing the weight of the building to be transferred from unstable ground to these rock-solid piers. More effective than engineering over-sized concrete footings, helix piers guarantee your home rests on solid ground.

Following installation of the Helical Pier System, you can expect cracks in mortar joints to close, windows opening and closing with less binding and doors closing easier.

Helical Pier Installation

  1. Wall is dugout with a small backhoe
  2. The piers are mechanically screwed to deep stable soils
  3. The brackets are installed under the footings and the weight of the home is transferred to the load bearing strata
  4. The small backhoe is used to backfill. The pier system is all underground.

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