When you have long cracks in the foundation, sagging or bowing floors, stuck windows or doors and the house appears to be leaning, you have foundation problems. Foundations can develop a number of different problems requiring repairs. There are many ways to repair a concrete slab foundation. It may seem like an impossible feat to repair a foundation. However, there are many different ways to repair a foundation. Dallas Foundation Repair will share the eight different ways foundations can be repaired.
What are Common Techniques to Fix Foundation Problems?
Steel Piers: when you need to stabilize a foundation, most structural engineers will highly recommend steel piers. Steel piers are strong and have proven to be effective in reinforcing the home that has begun to slope or settle at an uneven angle. Steel piers can last for 150 years, ensuring a longer term solution.
Concrete Piers: Concrete piers are popular as they can be custom built to match the home’s soil. Concrete piers, like steel piers, are used to support and stabilize a foundation that is leaning or has settled. Concrete piers are also a popular choice in warm climates and can provide support for many years.
Helical Piers: Helical piers are another type of steel pier but with a helix-shape, much like a big screw. Helical piers are used depending on the soil’s conditions. It is best to sink a pier into bedrock. When the bedrock is too deep, the wider base of the helical piers help provide a solid base and support for the foundation.
Segmented Piers: Segmented piers are cylinder shaped tubes of concrete that are pressed into the soil beneath the foundation. Segmented piers is a popular choice as it is a faster and more cost effective way to repair a foundation.
Spot Piers: Spot piers provide support for lighter loads such as a leaning porch or patio. A spot pier is dug and installed all by hand and strategically placed to support the foundation. Most patio or porch foundations are disturbed by tree roots or by over saturating the soil near the foundation.
Masonry Patches & Sealants: Sometimes a foundation doesn’t need support but does require some repairs. When a foundation develops wide cracks or lost chunks of the concrete, the concrete can be repaired with masonry patches and sealant repairs. Often a vinyl concrete adhesive is used that is strong and can hold concrete together.
Slab Jacking: Slab jacking or mud jacking is a process that helps repair a section of the foundation that may have collapsed or bowed inward. Slab jacking is when a small hole is drilled in the center of the site of the foundation issue. A small hose is then sent through the hole where a grout or foam is injected underneath the foundation.
High Density Polyurethane Foam: High density polyurethane foam is often used as an emergency foundation repair. High density polyurethane foam is used to raise highways, residential concrete or other time sensitive foundation repairs.
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Depending on what is wrong with your foundation, will determine which one is the right method to repair the problem. For quality foundation repairs, contact Dallas Foundation Repair today.
