Foundation Repair Photo Album: Lifting Settling Foundation - Lake Oswego, OR

When cracks began to form in the walls inside of their home, and doors became hard to shut, these homeowners were concerned that something was wrong with their foundation. After searching the internet, they found John's website, and were pleased with the many 5-Star Reviews that they saw. After one phone call to our office, we had them on our schedule with a Design Specialists! When he arrived at their home, he greeted them with a smile, and began discussing the issues they had been experiencing. After speaking with the homeowners, he performed a thorough inspection of the crawl space and foundation of the home. He found the crawl space to be clean and dry, which was very good news, as that meant that the issue involved only the foundation walls. While inspecting the foundation, he noticed that 1 corner had settled substantially, and that was what had caused the interior walls to form cracks, as well as for doors to no longer be closing properly. He explained that foundation settling is very common, the soil had, over many years, eroded downhill, and lost its ability to properly support the foundation. In order to lift the foundation back up, and to prevent it from ever settling again, our crew of Structural Experts would need to hydraulically install 2 Steel Helical Piers onto the foundation wall.  The homeowners were happy to hear this, and they signed off on their Job Proposal to have the work completed! Our crew of Structural Experts arrived soon after, and got to work. First, they dug out a portion of the ground directly in front of the settling foundation wall corner, to make room to work. Next, they bolted 1 Steel Bracket directly onto each side of the concrete foundation's settling corner, to hold the Helical Piers in place. After the Brackets were installed, they used hydraulic force to drill the Helical Piers deep into the weight bearing stratum of The Earth. Once the Piers reached this highly dense and supportive soil, the crew continued drilling them further downward, until the settling corner was lifted back up to its appropriate height. The Steel Brackets, and Helical Piers will remain in place permanently to support the weight of the home, and to prevent the possibility of future settling. After installation was complete, our crew buried the Piers using the dirt they had previously dug out, to leave a nice finished appearance. Thanks to the installation of high quality Steel components, no more cracks will appear on the interior walls of this home, and the doors will once again open and close smoothly. The structural integrity of this home has now been restored, and the long term investment, as well as the safety of the family within has been protected.