When to Use Helical Piers in Foundation Repair

Published on 27 May, 2013. - by: Wayne Farris

Helical Piers Atlanta – When do you use helical piers?

Helical Piers are an underpinning tool highly used in the foundation repair industry. But how do you know when you use these piers? When is it appropriate? Helical piers are used when you need to resist a tension or compressive force – or both! What does that really mean. We can help you understand helical piers and their helical piers Atlanta

Atlas Piers of Atlanta uses helical piers from Earth Contact Products. ECP states the following about the pluses of using helical piers:

  • Ease of Installation
  • Little to No Vibration
  • Immediate Load Transfer upon Installation
  • Installed Torque Correlates to Capacity
  • Easily Load Tested to Verify Capacity
  • Installs Below Active Soils
  • All Weather Installation
  • Little to No Disturbance to Jobsite

We find these piers very useful when you have a leaning chimney. We can install a few helical piers and transfer the load of that chimney to them. This allows for stability and strength in that chimney. We can also use these when a porch, stairs, or stoop is pulling away from the foundation of your home. This will allow theses parts of your home to rely on the piers and not just those soils under them for support, and will push them back into their original position.

One great thing about helical piers is the wide variety of possible solutions they provide. We can use these piers in new construction, and foundation repair for residential and commercial projects. At Atlas Piers we have 25 plus years of experience, and underpinning is one of our most important solutions. Helical Piers can make our job easier and your home or business safer. They are reliable, a permanent solutions when you have uncompressed or poor soils around your home or business. They can provide piece of mind, and yet not break the bank. Call us for more information today, we might have your helical piers Atlanta solution just waiting for you at the end of that line. Strength and stability  one pier at a time – Atlas Piers of Atlanta and their helical piers Atlanta solutions!