You’ve identified the symptoms and concluded that your home is sinking, causing all the foundation problems that go along with it. Now the question becomes, what do you do next? What is the best way to fix a sinking foundation, foundation lifting vs. piers?
Push piers are perhaps the best-known way. However, Airlift Concrete Experts offers Arkansas building owners an alternative that is faster, cheaper and won’t force them to tear up their landscaping.
Regarding foundation lifting vs. piers, foundation lifting is lighter on your pocketbook and comes with added benefits for your home. Contact us for a free estimate to see just how much.
One way to stabilize a damaged foundation is through the use of piers. They are systems of long steel rods that extend deep enough into the ground to get beyond the unstable top layers of soil, causing the foundation to sink.
Several types are available. Push piers are straight steel rods that attach to a building’s footing via a bracket. Helical piers combine a screw-type mechanism on the pier.
As you can imagine, drilling large piers beneath your home or business is neither a quick nor easy process. The footing of the house must be exposed to place the bracket in, so holes must be dug before placing the piers can commence.
The entire process often takes a week or more. The increased labor brings extra costs beyond that of the steel piers.
At Airlift Concrete Experts, we have a less costly option — foundation lifting.
Instead of drilling down to find stable soil, foundation lifting uses a polyurethane foam to stabilize the existing soil.
First, holes the size of a penny are strategically drilled in the affected area. This causes much less disturbance to the area surrounding your home and everyone living inside it.
Then, we inject a two-part polyurethane mixture through the hole using carefully calibrated injection equipment. Underneath the concrete, the two elements mix, causing a chemical reaction that creates an expanding foam.
The foam fills all voids in the surrounding soil, stabilizing it to prevent further sinking, and it expands to create the lift, making your foundation level again.
Once the concrete has returned to its original place, we fill the holes with a high-density cement-type grout finished to match the existing concrete.
Because the process is less invasive, we can complete your foundation lift in a single day. That saves you both time and money.
Call us or fill out a contact form on our website to schedule your free estimate. Let us fix your home or business’ foundation issues with our quick and affordable process.
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