Is your home gradually leaning to one side? Do you notice your chimney leaning or your floors sloping?

These are signs that you may have some foundation problems. A sinking foundation can mean big problems for your home and your budget. Foundations often sink and settle over time due to poorly compacted soil at the time of construction, large amounts of rain that cause soil expansion, or simply poor construction methods. A sinking foundation most often means you need resistance or helical piers, or underpinning. Atlas Piers of Atlanta offers these solutions to Atlanta and the surrounding areas, and our service area is ever-growing.

Steel push piers and helical piers can really help your home’s foundation. These piers are installed in a process called underpinning, and they are designed to lift your foundation to its original position.

Because a sinking foundation will only continue to sink, helical and push piers are installed to provide extra support. They can be installed in any weather conditions and immediately begin lifting your foundation. Once installed, they transfer the weight of your home from the unstable, sinking soil beneath the foundation to harder, more compacted soil further down. These piers can be a big help in fixing problems associated with a sinking foundation such as leaning walls, cracked slab, water problems, and sticking doors or windows.