We have all heard the old adage “It is only as strong as its foundation”. This particularly true with your home and the additions that you make to it. When adding a deck to your home, using helical anchors for its foundation gives you the security of a deep foundation with the ease of installing a helical soil screw.

In many cases of foundation problems, the helical piers system can repair a foundation and save the home from any further damage. The helical piers system can be used even if a home already has many of the symptoms of foundation failure.

Are you facing foundation settlement problems with your front stoop or porch? In many causes this is caused by uncompacted orpoorly compacted soils. As the soil consolidates (compacts over time), the stoop will settle as well. One solution for failing stoops and stairs is to install a helical pier to support the front porch.

Evidence of settlement may be cracking in exterior masonry, interior walls, jammed doors or windows, excessive basement wall cracks, and in extreme cases, visual displacement of the structure. Fortunately, there are proven techniques for stabilizing houses that have had settlement damage. The solution is the installation of Helical Piers by a foundation contractor.

Some of the physical signs of foundation stress are things like floors that are suddenly uneven, pictures beginning to hang askew where they used to hang straight. The soil density under many houses is not uniform, and therefore settles differently in different places, causing the foundation to have more stress and potential damage in some areas.